Jakarta, Aug. 25 -- The Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Dadan Kusdiana, stated that President Prabowo Subianto has requested that all villages gain access to electricity within the next four to five years.

"With a target of four to five years, all villages, all regions, and all households in this Republic will have sustainable access to electricity," he said at the Patriot Expedition Team briefing and farewell event in Jakarta on Sunday.

As of the first half of 2025, 95.53 percent of the country's 86.59 million households had electricity. About 1.28 million households in neighborhood association (RT) areas remain unserved, with more than 10,000 locations still lacking power.

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