Government partly cuts power tariff
Wednesday, September 2 2020 - 03:45 PM WIB
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif has cut down the electricity tariff of non-subsidized customers in the low voltage category by Rp 22.5 per kWh to Rp 1,444.70 per kWh for the period of October-December 2020.
The ministry said in a statement obtained Wednesday that the power tariffs of the non-subsidized medium voltage and high voltage categories remain unchanged, or the same as the July-September 2020 tariffs.
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The reduction in the electricity tariff comes amid falling prices of oil and coal. The ministry evaluates the electricity tariffs every quarter taking into account a number of factors such as Indonesia crude price, inflation rate, exchange rate of the rupiah against the US dollar, and coal price (HBA).
Ministry Spokesman Agung Pribadi said in the statement that the lower tariff for the low voltage customer category is expected to help maintain public’s purchasing power and to support economic recovery process amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak