Prabowo to Inaugurate Village Electrification Programme This Month

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto is scheduled to inaugurate the village electricity programme in August 2026. According to Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia, the exact date of the inauguration is still under discussion.

“The date is still being discussed, God willing, this August,” said Bahlil at the Presidential Palace complex on Monday (3/8/2026).

However, he said there are plans for the programme’s inauguration to take place before the delivery of the Draft State Budget Law together with the Financial Note for the 2027 fiscal year, which is scheduled for 14 August 2026 at the parliament building.

“Yes, the plan is before that, but there will be certainty later,” said Bahlil when contacted. He has also not yet been able to confirm the location where the programme will be inaugurated.

Earlier, during a limited meeting at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday (28/7/2026), Bahlil revealed the plan for the president to inaugurate the village electricity programme.

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