New Regulation Can Prevent Project Delays

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The construction project of a steam-fired power plant in Waai village, Salahutu district, Central Maluku regency, Maluku, which has been stalled since 2013, was tightly guarded on Friday (10/2). Journalists have been banned from taking photos of it without permission from the executives of state electricity company PT PLN. Kompas took the photo of the project site from behind a wall.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – The Energy and Mineral Resources Minister’s newly issued Regulation No. 10 Year 2017 concerning Principles in the Power Purchase Agreement is expected to be able to prevent delays in electricity projects.

Under this regulation, a contractor will be fined if the operation of a power plant is not on schedule.