Hike in electricity charges unfair, NGO coalition says

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 01/07/2003 7:29 AM | Business A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has strongly rejected the government's electricity pricing policy, saying it as unfair. Under the policy, state-owned electricity company PLN has been allowed to increase its charges by an average of 6 percent per quarter since…

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NGOs demand government renegotiate IPP contracts

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 07/12/2002 7:06 AM | Business A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) said that the cost of seven power projects that were recently relaunched by President Megawati Soekarnoputri was still too expensive, and demanded that the government renegotiate the deals with the independent power producers (IPPs). The…

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