Electricity tariff for industries to rise next year: Minister
Thursday, August 27 2009 - 01:31 AM WIB
State-owned electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) will raise electricity tariff for industries next year as the government plans to reduce electricity subsidy for industrial users, Kontan reported Thursday.
State Minister of State Enterprises Sofyan Djalil said on Wednesday the electricity tariff will be increased until it reached ?economic level?, but he did not give further details.
Meanwhile, Secretary to State Minister of State Enterprise Said Didu said he couldn't unveil how much the electricity tariff would increase for the moment. In May, however, PLN's President Director Fahmi Mochtar said the electricity base tariff would be increased by 20-25 percent.(*)