Steam Electricity Power Plant (PLTU): The Politics of Energy in Indonesia

Hilda Rahma, Nur Qomariyah Imzastini

2018

Abstract

The present research aims to reveal the interests of developmentalism actors, both foreign investors and government behind the developmental of Steam Electricity Power Plant (Indonesian abbreviation as PLTU) projects in some areas in Indonesia. PLTU is a power plant that makes use of the combustion of coal in order to generate electricity. This project is a proponent of coal sector that has been in financial global crisis due to coal power plants which were left behind in some developed countries. This is because coal produces toxic substances which cause environmental damages and global climate change. Conversely, the construction of coal power plants is becoming more massive in Indonesia, assisted by foreign investors to get involved in project funding. The results of the research show that the construction of PLTUs in Indonesia becomes a promising business because it makes industrial sectors bigger and adds more income for investors. The politics of energy behind the construction of PLTUs features interest to use of nature as object of exploitation to make profits. The consequence of this project causes global climate change. However, the mission of equalization of electrical energy from PLTU project has not been met in some remote areas. By using qualitative approach with literature studies method, this paper explains the findings based on sources of data from reading materials including books, research reports, printed and electronic media focused on the study related to the development of PLTU in Indonesia.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Rahma H. and Imzastini N. (2018). Steam Electricity Power Plant (PLTU): The Politics of Energy in Indonesia. In Proceedings of Airlangga Conference on International Relations - Volume 1: ACIR, ISBN 978-989-758-493-0, pages 101-106. DOI: 10.5220/0010273700002309

in Bibtex Style

@conference{acir18,
author={Hilda Rahma and Nur Qomariyah Imzastini},
title={Steam Electricity Power Plant (PLTU): The Politics of Energy in Indonesia},
booktitle={Proceedings of Airlangga Conference on International Relations - Volume 1: ACIR,},
year={2018},
pages={101-106},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010273700002309},
isbn={978-989-758-493-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of Airlangga Conference on International Relations - Volume 1: ACIR,
TI - Steam Electricity Power Plant (PLTU): The Politics of Energy in Indonesia
SN - 978-989-758-493-0
AU - Rahma H.
AU - Imzastini N.
PY - 2018
SP - 101
EP - 106
DO - 10.5220/0010273700002309