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        "msgid": "minister-bahlil-affirms-commitment-to-providing-electricity-access-for-all-indonesians-1781945517",
        "date": "2026-06-20 14:51:37",
        "title": "Minister Bahlil Affirms Commitment to Providing Electricity Access for All Indonesians",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has pledged to ensure nationwide electricity access, framing it as a fundamental state obligation. He highlighted the transformative impact of electrification on household activities, family economic growth, education, and digital information access. The government, through PLN, is targeting remote and isolated communities via the Lisdes and BPBL programmes, which have already reached thousands of locations and households across the country.",
        "content": "<p>Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia has\naffirmed the government\u2019s commitment to providing electricity access for\nall Indonesians through new electricity installation assistance\nprogrammes. \u201cProviding this lighting access is also a manifestation of\nthe state\u2019s presence for communities that have difficulty obtaining\nelectricity,\u201d Bahlil said in an official statement confirmed from\nJakarta on Saturday. Bahlil stated that electricity access for people\nwho have not had it will have a major impact on daily life. Not only\ndoes it assist household activities, but the presence of electricity is\nalso seen as opening opportunities for family economic growth and\nexpanding access to education and information. \u201cI am a former village\nboy who was born without electricity. So, electricity access must be\nfelt by all people. How can someone become smart at school? How can\npeople access information from outside or inside quickly? How can\nprimary school children study well if there is no digital access? So, I\nthink this is one of the basic infrastructures that must be provided,\u201d\nhe said. Bahlil emphasised that the state must be present when people\nneed lighting, especially in areas that are commercially unfeasible for\ngrid development due to a small number of customers and large investment\nrequirements. Bahlil attended the inaugural switch-on of new electricity\nconnection assistance in Krembeng Hamlet, Hadimulyo Village, Kaligesing\nDistrict, Purworejo Regency, Central Java. In addition to symbolically\nturning on the switch, the Minister also handed over electricity tokens\nto one of the beneficiaries. The Lisdes and BPBL programmes are\nsystematic and planned efforts run by the government together with state\nelectricity company PT PLN to bring electricity to areas that have not\nyet been reached. The main targets are communities living in remote,\nisolated areas or locations not yet covered by the PLN grid. As of 2025,\nthe Lisdes programme has been realised in 1,403 locations across\nIndonesia, from Aceh to South Papua. Meanwhile, new electricity\nconnection assistance for underprivileged households has been realised\nfor 220,845 households, with 19,161 of those located in Central Java\nProvince.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/minister-bahlil-affirms-commitment-to-providing-electricity-access-for-all-indonesians-1781945517",
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