Fact check: Electricity tariffs to rise without notice at the start of May?

Jakarta (ANTARA/JACX) – A post on the Instagram social media platform claims that electricity tariffs will experience an increase in the near future. The post, which has circulated widely, states that the government through PT PLN (Persero) will raise electricity tariffs in the latest period of 2026, thereby causing concern among the public regarding the burden of household electricity costs.

The following is the narrative in the post:

“NETIZENS ARE BUZZING ABOUT POST-PAID AND PRE-PAID (TOKEN) ELECTRICITY BILLS THAT HAVE ALMOST DOUBLED

USUALLY 800 THOUSAND NOW 1.4 MILLION, PREVIOUSLY 600 THOUSAND NOW 1.2 MILLION IN A MONTH”

However, electricity tariffs rising without notice?

Explanation:

Based on the investigation, no information or official statements from the government or credible media have been found mentioning that electricity tariffs will increase in the near future.

In fact, through its official account, PLN explains that electricity tariffs have not increased. The government has set that electricity tariffs for the April–June 2026 period remain the same as the previous period.

PLN also urges the public to always obtain information from official sources, both through the website and the company’s official social media accounts, to avoid misunderstandings.

Thus, the claim stating that electricity tariffs will rise in that period is untrue information.

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