The Indonesian government and the Asian Development Bank ( ADB ) are developing a micro and mini - grid project to supply electricity to the eastern provinces of the country , such as Papua , which have low rates of electrification . Micro and mini - grid specialists are being sought to create a plan provided by the government for the country 's planning agency , as part of its National Medium - Term Energy Plan 2020 - 2024 . The plan is expected to be finalised by June 2019 . Meanwhile , Indonesia 's Ministry of Energy and Energy Resources has approved a $ 3bn project , in principle , to light up eastern provinces using renewable power .
The Indonesian government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are developing a micro and mini-grid project to supply electricity to the eastern provinces of the country, such as Papua, which have low rates of electrification. Micro and mini-grid specialists are being sought to create a plan provided by the ADB for the country's planning agency, as part of its National Medium-Term Development Plan 2020-2024. The plan is expected to be finalised by June 2019. Meanwhile, Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has unveiled a $3bn project, Bright Indonesia, to light up eastern provinces using renewable power.