Now PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) (“PLN”) and other electricity companies that want to increase their business by selling electricity across countries have been allowed by the government on condition that local electricity needs have been met, but it also has to get the permission of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources first. However, some time ago, the Minister of Investment or the Head of the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia reiterated that Indonesia would not export electricity, especially electricity from New and Renewable Energy (EBT) abroad. In fact, the decision to ban exports from Minister Bahlil is in contrast to the decision of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Arifin Tasrif, which some time ago opened up opportunities for other countries such as Singapore to import electricity from Indonesia.
