Sorong needs more electricity

Sorong needs more electricity

SORONG, Irian Jaya: Only 31 out of 266 villages in Sorong
regency, Irian Jaya, have been provided with electricity, the
head of the local state-owned electricity company (PLN) said here
yesterday.

The lack of money has been the main obstacle for the
electricity company in order to expand its services to other
villages, said local PLN office head Suparyono.

According to him, PLN planned to build four new networks at
four more villages in the districts of Teminabuan and Ayamaru
this fiscal year (1997/98), Antara reported.

Rapid development of the Sorong regency had drastically
increased power demand every year, he said, quoting recent
records that power demand increased 15 percent annually.

"To date, the capacity of electricity in Sorong is 15,457
kilowatts, while the maximum use of electricity is 9,598
kilowatts," Suparyono said. (sur)