Warga melakukan isi ulang pulsa listrik di salah satu perumahan, Jakarta, Rabu (6/1). PT PLN (Persero) berencana akan membebaskan biaya tambah daya listrik untuk pelanggan 450 dan 900 ke 1.300 Volt Ampere (VA) yang berlaku bagi pelanggan rumah tangga. ANTARA FOTO/M Agung Rajasa/foc/16.

Jakarta, Aktual.com – The fate of the electricity subsidy is currently ‘on the fence’. Because, after discourse the removal of diesel subsidies on proposal the revised budget discussion later in 2016, now the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Sudirman Said is still reviewing the removal of subsidies on electricity.

He revealed that during the limited cabinet meeting, he was assigned to verify the number of residents who are still deserve the subsidies.

The results of the verification of the 22 million customer of households using 900 volt amperes (VA) at this time, only 4 million customers will still receive a subsidy so that the subsidy will be reduced or withdrawn around 18 million subscribers.

“The process like this, the limited cabinet meeting last time we requested verification, verification has been completed, we have reported,” he said after inaugurating the Chairman of the Management Board of Oil and Gas Aceh (BPMA) in KESDM Heritage Building, Jakarta, Monday (11/4).

The results of the data that will be followed up as soon as possible, it just still wait command and consider the right situation.

“I’ll want to follow the government’s decision, wanna do soon depends on the situation,” he concluded.

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Reporter: Dadangsah Dapunta