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        "id": 2057933,
        "msgid": "pln-ready-to-support-data-centres-electricity-needs-1793109289",
        "date": "2026-10-27 20:24:46",
        "title": "PLN Ready to Support Data Centres\u2019 Electricity Needs",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "PLN says it is ready to meet data centres\u2019 growing power needs, initially using existing infrastructure and later through collaboration to build generation, transmission and distribution capacity. The utility estimates Indonesia will need an additional 69.5 gigawatts of generation capacity over the next decade for the energy transition, while data centres could require a further 20 gigawatts, prompting calls for careful planning and commercially viable tariffs.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 State electricity company PT PLN (Persero) is\nready to fully support the electricity needs of data centres in\nIndonesia, with implementation possible through collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur principle is to provide full support, but we can implement it\nthrough collaboration. In the first phase, we will serve them using\nexisting infrastructure. In subsequent phases, of course, we will need\nto discuss and work together on building infrastructure, including power\nplants, transmission and distribution,\u201d PLN President Director Suroso\nIsnandar said in Jakarta on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>He said data centres have substantial electricity requirements and\nshould be charged cost-reflective tariffs so that the costs do not\nbecome a burden on subsidies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy using business-to-business tariffs, we hope to accommodate all\ndata centres,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Suroso said PLN\u2019s major agenda for the next 10 years is the energy\ntransition. Under the 2025\u20132034 Electricity Supply Business Plan\n(RUPTL), PLN is moving from a fossil-fuel-based electricity system to\none based on renewable energy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is highly technology-intensive. Over the next 10 years, to\ndrive the energy transition, we must build an additional 69.5 gigawatts\nof power-generation capacity. This does not yet take into account the\nwave of demand from data centres. Electricity demand from data centres\nhas already reached 20 gigawatts. So, beyond the 69.5 gigawatts, we\nwould need to build another 20 gigawatts to meet data-centre needs,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Coordinating Minister for Downstreaming and Energy\nTransition Bahlil Lahadalia called for the development of Batam, Karimun\nand Bintan as a new data-centre hub in Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>He said the plan aims to capture digital-economy investment\nopportunities while making the most of water availability and developing\nnew and renewable energy.<\/p>\n<p>Bahlil explained that the growth of the digital industry is driving a\nsharp increase in energy demand. Data centres require not only a\nreliable electricity supply but also significant volumes of water to\noperate.<\/p>\n<p>He cited several countries that have begun restricting data-centre\nconstruction because of its high electricity and water requirements.\nIndonesia, he said, needs careful planning to ensure technology\ninvestment does not place excessive pressure on local resources.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pln-ready-to-support-data-centres-electricity-needs-1793109289",
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