Prabowo to Inaugurate Village Electrification Programme Soon

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia — Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia has revealed that Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will inaugurate the village electricity programme in the near future.

Bahlil disclosed the plan after attending a limited meeting with President Prabowo at the State Palace. He confirmed that the electricity infrastructure for the 2025 programme has been completed and is ready to be operated for the public.

“Alhamdulillah, I have just met with the President and held a limited meeting to discuss, first, the inauguration of the village electricity programme,” Bahlil said when met at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Tuesday (28/7/2026).

According to his records, around 11,000 villages across Indonesia still lack access to electricity. For the initial phase, some 1,400 villages included in the 2025 construction programme have been completed and will soon be inaugurated by Prabowo before mid-August.

“And Alhamdulillah, in 2025 more than 1,400 village projects have been completed, and these will be inaugurated by the President in the near future, before 14 August,” Bahlil explained.

Regarding funding, Bahlil assured that the budget has been secured. The government has allocated funds for 2026 through 2027 to reach the remaining villages still on the electrification waiting list.

“As for the village electricity budget, the 2025 programme has been completed. So we are no longer discussing the budget because it is ready for inauguration. However, the budgets for 2026-2027 are also already in place,” he asserted.

In addition to village electricity, the meeting also discussed the launch of a 100 Giga Watt (GW) Solar Power Plant (PLTS) project. The first phase of the renewable energy project has been approved, with a groundbreaking ceremony planned for the near future.

“So this is already under way concerning the PLTS, and the first phase has been approved to be carried out by the President himself, who, God willing, plans to inaugurate it,” Bahlil concluded.