Indonesia Adds Coal Prices as Factor in Electricity Tariffs, an Industrial Info Market Brief

Indonesia is including the price of coal as a benchmark in determining its electricity tariffs. The three other main components are the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar against the rupiah, Indonesia's crude oil price and inflation. The government has asked state-owned utility PT PLN to keep electricity tariffs affordable.

Coal-fired power plants continue to dominate Indonesia's electricity production. Click here for a list, and see graph below for a breakdown by region.