MPR Deputy Speaker Stresses Importance of Stable and Equitable Electricity System

Deputy Speaker of the MPR RI Lestari Moerdijat (Rerie) has stated that a stable and evenly distributed electricity system, reaching the nation’s remotest areas, is one of the pillars supporting economic stability and security. She believes this will strengthen national resilience. “Indonesia faces serious geographical constraints in the form of a spatial mismatch between load centres and abundant renewable energy sources. Meticulous planning and concrete action are required to realise reliable and equitable electricity supply across the country,” Rerie said in a written statement on Wednesday (10/6/2026). She made these remarks while opening an online discussion themed ‘Building Indonesia’s Electricity System and Infrastructure Renewal Towards 2045’, held by the Denpasar 12 Discussion Forum on Wednesday (10/6). Rerie argued that stable and widespread electricity supply is a pillar of national economic growth. Moreover, she added, electricity is also vital for distance learning activities, mobile lifestyles, and other work mechanisms that have increasingly grown since the post-Covid pandemic period. She assessed that the transition towards a modern electricity ecosystem by 2045 demands cooperation from all relevant parties to build a system that is genuinely ready to meet future challenges. Rerie also urged the state to fulfil its constitutional obligation in providing energy access as a basic societal need to improve welfare and social justice for every citizen.