Safeguard Policy Statement & Strategy 2020 Midterm Review
Indonesia:
Sustainable Use of Electricity
Electricity Grid Strengthening-Sumatra Program
Development
impact:
Sector:
Drivers of
Change:
Project Term:
Existing transmission system
strengthened and expanded
Energy Electricity transmission
and distribution
Governance and capacity
development
Knowledge solutions
Partnerships
Private sector development
2015-2020
ADB Financing:
$575 million
PROJECT SUMMARY:
ADB has approved the assistance for Indonesia's state electricity
corporation, Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), to carry out major
power transmission and distribution system upgrades in Sumatra.
The assistance will help deliver sufficient and reliable electricity
supply, improving the quality of life and supporting efforts to make
the region a major industrial center.
The funds will finance enhancements to existing 150 kilovolt
transmission lines, extension of substations, and the installation of
new and upgraded equipment, including switchgears. On the
distribution side, work will be carried out to expand and reinforce the
medium-voltage and low voltage networks, including the installation
of distribution transformers, service connections, and customer
meter boxes. The program will also provide capacity building and
institutional strengthening for PLN.
These improvements will help Sumatra achieve an electrification rate
of 90% by 2019 and support the overall government target of
achieving universal access to electricity by 2024, from the current
national rate of around 84%.
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