REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) assessing Java is still need additional power supply in the coming year of 2019.

This follows the plan of State Electricity Company  to review the economics of the project submarine cable or HVDC (high voltage direct current) 500 kilo Volt (kV) which will be sent electricity by 3 thousand Mega Watts (MW) from Sumatra to Java ,

Director General of Electricity Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Jarman explained, although Java will later get an additional power supply of 23 thousand MW in the 35 thousand MW project, but its reserved margins of electricity in Java Island is still considered a mediocre percent of 30.

During the next five years, he added, with electricity consumption growing Jarman judge that the reserved margin will be increased the supply of electricity. One way is by running a development plan or HVDC submarine cable.