Jokowi calls for accelerated construction of power plants and refineries
Thursday, December 3 2015 - 10:14 AM WIB
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) calls for the removal of any obstacles hampering refinery and power plant projects so that the development of the projects can be accelerated.
The president said investors? interest in the projects is very high, which is an opportunity Indonesia can?t afford to lose.
"Speed up the delivery of service (to the investors) so that this opportunity will not bet lost," Jokowi told his Cabinet members in a limited meeting on two state owned firms, PT Pertamina (Persero) and PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) (Persero), at the state palace on Thursday.
He said thanks to the power plant projects, Indonesia?s electrification ratio is expected to reach 100 percent by late 2019. Meanwhile, new refineries are expected to start construction in Java and outside Java the same year.
"I ask both the government and state-owned companies to accelerate the development of the projects. No excuse, no delay," said the President.
The meeting was attended by Coordinating Minister for Economy Darmin Nasution, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Puan Maharani, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Rizal Ramli, Minister of State Owned Enterprises Rini Sumarno, Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Agung, PLN?s President Director Sofyan Basir and Pertamina?s President Director Dwi Soetjipto.
Editing by Johannes Simbolon