Press release · Just Energy Transition · 16 December 2025

CELIOS expert testimony at the Administrative Court: PLN’s 2025–2034 RUPTL burdens state finances

CELIOS Executive Director Bhima Yudhistira Adhinegara gave expert testimony in Case Number 286/G/2025/PTUN.JKT concerning the review of PLN’s 2025–2034 RUPTL. In his testimony, Bhima highlighted the large share of private power producers (IPPs) in the RUPTL, accounting for 73% of total investment, and its impact on state finances, APBN subsidies and compensation, electricity supply reliability, and people’s purchasing power. Data shows that PLN’s payments to IPPs—including for electricity that goes unused—have reached hundreds of trillions of rupiah, which could potentially be classified as state losses.

CELIOS Executive Director Bhima Yudhistira Adhinegara gave expert testimony in Case Number 286/G/2025/PTUN.JKT concerning the review of PLN’s 2025–2034 RUPTL.

In his testimony, Bhima highlighted the large share of private power producers (IPPs) in the RUPTL, accounting for 73% of total investment, and its impact on state finances, APBN subsidies and compensation, electricity supply reliability, and people’s purchasing power.

Data shows that PLN’s payments to IPPs—including for electricity that goes unused—have reached hundreds of trillions of rupiah, which could potentially be classified as state losses.

This expert testimony underscores the importance of the prudential planning principle in national electricity planning, as well as the need for transparency regarding the risks of electricity tariff increases, poverty, and the loss of state control in a strategic sector.

📌 CELIOS urges that the RUPTL be viewed not merely as a technical document, but as a public policy with a direct impact on social justice and fiscal sustainability.

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