0 PLN to open 85,000 new connections this year

The Bali office of state electricity company PT PLN said it was ready to add at least 85,000 new installations this year after it saw rising demand last year. Around 22 percent of residents in Bali have no access to electricity. The office’s general manager, Syamsul Huda, said on Wednesday that his side installed more than 83,000 connections last year, a 9-percent increase from 2012, and was optimistic to meet the target this year. 

Syamsul said that it would be easier for customers to open a new electricity network this year and that PLN was becoming very open about providing information. He called on Balinese citizens to use this momentum to get whatever information they needed, including on the fees for installing electricity in their houses. “The call center number at 123 is the company’s main information source. Residents can ask about opening new connections, adding power and other things,” he said.

source : bali daily