Indonesia’s new renewable energy bill will include legislation allowing power wheeling, enabling private companies to sell electricity directly to end consumers via networks owned by the state-run electricity company.
From pv magazine Global
The government of Indonesia said it will introduce legislation to allow power wheeling in its New Energy and Renewable Energy Bill.
Power wheeling will enable private companies to sell electricity directly to end users using the transmission and distribution networks owned by Indonesia’s state-run electricity company, PLN.
The Jakarta-based Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), which had been calling for the inclusion of power wheeling in the bill, says the move will accelerate the development and adoption of renewable energy in Indonesia.
The institute also noted other benefits, including the improvement of electricity supply reliability and operational…
