State-owned electricity company PLN has guaranteed a sufficient supply of electric power for Idul Fitri needs. Likewise the supply of fuel as consumption is predicted to rise.

Indonesia has 52 cofiring PLTUs with a total installed capacity of 2,000 megawatts (MW). The biomass they use varies from rice husks, to wood pellets, and to oil palm shells.

Students and teachers in a small village on the North Kalimantan-Malaysian border have to travel nine hours by boat to take the computer-based national assessment.

The government has said that the removal of coal ash from the category of hazardous waste is based on scientific testing by experts. The waste can be used as a construction material and in other applications.

Musdah and Saimun have encountered various incidents, including being threatened by local people because the electricity went out several times.

Coal supplies for state electricity company PLN have been disrupted again. This disturbance has led to potential blackouts in Java, Madura and Bali.

Improving the quality of electricity supply in Indonesia is not less important than increasing the ratio of national electrification. Many regions can only enjoy electricity for few hours a day.