Lombok Barat DPRD Finds Thousands of Public Street Lighting Data Discrepancies
The Lombok Barat Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) has found discrepancies in Public Street Lighting (PJU) data between the Department of Transportation (Dishub) and PLN. The difference in lamp point counts is said to run into thousands and is seen as potentially affecting the amount of electricity bills paid by the local government.
Abu Bakar Abdullah, Deputy Speaker of the Lombok Barat DPRD, said PLN data recorded 6,376 PJU points that have already been metered in Lombok Barat. Meanwhile, PJU that have not yet been metered are recorded at 14,349 lighting points.
“If the Dishub data shows around 11,000 that have not been metered,” he said on Wednesday (4 March 2026).
Abu stressed that the data discrepancy must be clarified because it is directly related to electricity bill payments by the Lombok Barat Regency Government. “The 2025 PJU bill is around IDR 16.6 billion. Which data will then be used to inform the payment to the regional treasurer?” He asked.
He called for field checks to ensure data accuracy. According to him, it would be unacceptable for the multi-billion IDR budget to be out of step with the lighting services received by the public.
“The region cannot have already paid tens of billions, but the sense of justice among the people is not fulfilled. Lighting must reach even the remotest corners, not just strategic points such as Senggigi,” asserted the PKS politician.
Chairman of Commission II of the Lombok Barat DPRD, Husnan Wadi, also questioned the existence of lighting installations installed by the community yet still included in the district’s payment scheme, valued at around IDR 2 to 3 billion per year.
“What is the basis for collection? That is what we want clarified,” he added.
Husnan said the discussion on the issue has not yet reached clarity. The DPRD will schedule a further hearing with PLN and a number of Organisasi Perangkat Daerah (OPD) involved to request further explanations.
Sekretaris Dishub Lombok Barat, Nanda Kurniawan, said the discrepancy in PJU counts between Dishub and PLN is not a new issue. He noted that data from both sides has long not aligned.
He added that the discrepancy is suspected to arise because PLN data has not been updated to reflect field conditions.
“That happens because metered PJU has been metered, but PLN has not (recorded) the metering. Additionally, points that should not have PJU, such as at hotels, are included in the data. This needs clarifying,” he said.
Nanda said they have gone directly to check PJU that have not been metered to calculate the power usage and potential electricity bills. Currently, Dishub is awaiting data from PLN to perform synchronization.
“PLN is capable of providing that data (its version). We will survey that data again and compare it with our own data. In doing so, we are confident that PJU payments will be more realistic,” he concluded.