Jakarta (AFP). Industry Minister MS Hidayat said the industry asked that the increase in electricity tariff (TDL) of 15 percent is not charged all the way into the sector.
"All industries use electricity, but (increase TDL) and gradually increase by a maximum of 15 percent I think still be tolerated," Hidayat said after attending a coordination meeting at CMEA office in Jakarta on Thursday.
According to him, the industry requested that the increase in TDL is not entirely charged in that sector but also charged to the consumer sector. Although absorption tends to be smaller, industry wants the middle class who subscribe to 900 watts power can also be subject to
"So the middle class is the number of subscriptions is 900 watts too, but a little," he said.
Earlier, on Wednesday, the Government ensure price hike electricity tariff by 15 per cent to electricity users above 900 watts per January 1, 2013.
The government finally set up a mechanism quarterly increases with the amount of 4.3 percent each time increment. The scheme was taken from the three options TDL increase, which rose immediately by 15 percent, rising up every month or quarterly.
According to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Jero Wacik, the move was a form of cross-subsidization is done to the lower classes that use a lot of electricity to power 450 watts and 900 watts.
Meanwhile, the industrial sector has different strata increase. For example, the increase in electricity tariffs in the garment industry are not too high, while the entertainment industry and the spa will face a significant increase.
Electricity Consumption Predicted Fall 2013
Director of Operations Java-Bali Electricity Company (PLN) Persero, Ngurah Adnyana said that electricity consumption is expected to fall as the New Year 2013.
"For Christmas and New Year, power consumption tends to decrease even for Jakarta area can be decreased up to 500 Mega Watt," said Adnyana, while performing at the substation Sidak (GI) Milling East Jakarta, on Thursday.
Adnyana said that the burden or decreased power consumption due to her off factories caused a national holiday to celebrate the New Year.
"The industrialized world and the factories shut down, so the power consumption down," added Adnyana.
In April, according to a written statement from the PLN, the highest peak load electricity in the electrical system of Java, Madura and Bali (Jamali) occurred on Monday (16/4) that the amount reached 19,903 megawatts (MW).
PLN suspect the hot weather for a few days in Jakarta that trigger the use of air conditioning (AC) has made an electric peak load reached a record high.
"This figure is higher than planned evening peak load is equal to 19 550 MW," said Senior Manager of Corporate Communications PLN Bambang Dwiyanto, in a written statement.
PLN Distribution Monitoring and Load Control Center Jawa Bali (P3B JB) reported record peak occurred at about 18:30 pm.
Previously, the highest peak occurred in November 2011 amounted to 19 739 MW. (Ant)