Press Release

72 Years of National Electricity Day (HLN) Exhibition again was held in Jakarta. This year's 72th National Electricity Day Exhibition is entitled "Achieving Four Visions of Sufficient, Competitive, Sustainable, and Equal Electricity Development Towards the Bright Indonesia". This activity is one of the programs to support the Government in building a National Power Generation capacity of 35,000 MW as an effort to increase national economic growth until 2019.

The event, which was directly held by the Indonesian Electricity Society (MKI), was opened directly by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Ignatius Jonan and the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises, Rini Soemaro, Thursday, September 28, 2017 at the Jakarta Convention Center.

PT Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk as one of the state owned enterprises energy-based on coal mining company with the vision of becoming a World Class Energy Company that cares about the environment, realizes how important it is to keep the environment for future generations. The exhibition, which opened on 28 September 2017 to 30 September 2017, is expected to contribute maximally to accelerate the National Power Generation Program which aims to the needs of electricity in the region and increase the welfare of the community.

As a coal-fired company engaged in coal-based energy, this activity becomes an active role for Bukit Asam to demonstrate the company's programs and strategies in support of the achievement of the 35,000 MW Program launched by the government.

Infrastructure expansion, adoption of coal upgrading technology, and energy business expansion are carried out by PTBA to support power plant development projects and supply readiness of coal as fuel for steam energy producers. At the National Electricity Day exhibition, Bukit Asam is partnering with PTBA - Energy Group, PT Bukit Pembangkit Innovative (BPI) and PT Huadian Bukit Asam Power (HBAP), which operates directly in the field of Steam Power Plant.

The implementation of this exhibition is also one of the media to establish and build better communication so that later created cooperation relationship at national, multinational, or international level. Expectations with this exhibition, Bukit Asam and its subsidiaries incorporated in PTBA - Energy Group are increasingly ready to achieve their vision and mission as an energy company by presenting a source of energy for a better world life.