Jakarta, April 21 -- Indonesia's State-Owned Enterprises Regulatory Agency (BP BUMN) announced plans to accelerate energy transition in public transportation through the electrification of three key routes operated by state railway company Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI).

During a meeting with KAI's leadership in Bandung, West Java, on Monday (April 20), BP BUMN head Dony Oskaria highlighted the importance of shifting from diesel to electric trains on the Jakarta-Cikampek, Jakarta-Cigombong, and Jakarta-Rangkasbitung corridors to improve efficiency and sustainability.

"Under President Prabowo Subianto's directive, we aim to advance the transformation of mass transportation, with KAI taking a leading role," he said in a statement cited on Tue...