The power of water: State-owned PT Indonesia Power uses the Saguling dam in West Bandung regency of West Java to operate a hydropower plant that contributes 2.5 percent to the Java-Bali power grid. - Jakarta Post/ANN
JAKARTA, June 1 (Jakarta Post/ANN): The Trade Ministry has called for progress to be made on the Asean Power Grid (APG) initiative, which could help Indonesia deal with its current electricity oversupply, including by exporting excess power to neighboring countries.
At the Asean Economic Ministers' (AEM) Special Meeting earlier this month, the ministry expressed its wish for member states to jumpstart long-time initiatives like the APG to dampen the impact of high energy prices.
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