26 power plants with a total capacity of 3.2 gigawatts, as well as 11 transmission networks and substations are part of the 37 strategic national electricity projects that have been inaugurated by President Prabowo Subianto.

Jakarta (Indonesia Window) – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has inaugurated 37 national strategic electricity projects consisting of 26 power plants with a total capacity of 3.2 gigawatts, as well as 11 transmission networks and a main power station in 18 provinces.

The inauguration ceremony was centered in the Jatigede Hydroelectric Power Plant  area, Sumedang district, West Java province, virtually on Monday and connected to other locations, the Indonesian Cabinet Secretariat said in a written statement as quoted by Indonesia Window.

In his remarks, President Prabowo expressed his pride in this great achievement, and appreciated the hard work and cooperation of all parties who have made this project possible.

In addition to the power plant, this project also includes the construction of a transmission network of 739.71 circuit kilometers and a main power station with a capacity of 1,740 megavolt amperes (MVA).

The President underscored that the infrastructures are an important foundation to support the economic transformation towards an industrial country.

"We want to become a modern country, a developed country. We want to improve the welfare of the Indonesian people. We want to eliminate poverty from Indonesia. For that, energy is very vital. We have quite large natural resources and we now have the ability to carry out this transformation," the Head of State said.

President Prabowo also targeted self-reliance in energy within the next five years, including stopping the import of fuel oil.

The President is optimistic that Indonesia would become one of the main players in the global energy transformation.

"Indeed, we must be self-sufficient in energy and our target is that we will be 100 percent self-sufficient in energy. I believe that in the not too distant future we would no longer import fuel from abroad. I am confident that in five years we would no longer import fuel," he said.

Meanwhile, President Director of PT PLN (Indonesia’s state-owned electricity company) Darmawan Prasodjo on a separate occasion said that the success of this project is inseparable from the support of the government under the leadership of President Prabowo.

According to him, these projects have become much smoother and are one of the achievements in the 100-day program of President Prabowo Subianto's government.

"Challenges regarding licensing can be resolved quickly. Land acquisition issues can also be resolved quickly. We get extraordinary support from the government. Challenges and investment issues can also be resolved immediately, quickly," Darmawan said.

Reporting by Indonesia Window