Luhut doubts 35,000 MW can be completed on schedule

Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs Luhut B Pandjaitan, who is also interim Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, expressed doubts that all 35,000 MW power projects would be finished by 2019 as scheduled.

"It is impossible to finish the 35,000 MW power projects by 2019," he was quoted by Antara as saying after holding a meeting with Sofyan Bashir, President Director of state owned electricity firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) (PLN).

"In my opinion, it would be very good if only we could have additional capacity of 20,000 MW-25,000 MW by 2019 with the rest under construction," he said. (*)