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KPK receives report on stunted electricity projects under SBY
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Maintenance – A worker carries out a routine panel inspection at the 150 KV Mampang Dua electrical relay station in Jakarta on Sept. 29.
The Corruption Eradication Commission said on Monday it had received a report on stalled electricity projects. (Antara/Widodo S. Jusuf)
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he Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has received a report on stalled electricity projects and will carry out investigations soon after it receives an audit report from the Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP), an official of the anti-graft body said.
KPK chairman Agus Rahardjo said his commission had received last week the report on the sluggish progress of 34 power plant projects that have cost the state Rp 4.94 trillion (US$368 million). He added that he would wait for the BPKP audit so that he could synchronize it with the KPK's own findings.
"We received [the report] from a trusted source," Agus said on Monday during the sidelines of an event that discussed the maintenance of confiscated assets.
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The 34 power plant projects were launched during the administration of former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said earlier this month that 12 of the 34 projects cannot be continued and must be terminated, adding that the remaining projects required an additional Rp 7.25 trillion be able to continue.
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo expressed disappointment over the stalled projects and threatened to hand the case over to the KPK.
Jokowi has pinned high hopes on the projects, which were initially expected to generate 7,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity, as he aims to provide an additional 35,000 MW to the country’s generation capacity by 2019. (fac/jun)
