The Government Finally Forwards the Electricity Bill to the DPR

The President has finally forwarded the Bill on Electricity to the House of Representatives (DPR) for further debate and eventual enactment. The Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources has been appointed as the Minister responsible for all liaison with the DPR in the debate and enactment process.

The need for the bill is clear, the Constitutional Court repealed the previous law - Law No. 20 of 2002 - and returned the legal framework to that of Law No. 15 of 1985. In essence there has been a legal void in the electricity regulatory framework as it relates to electricity. Nevertheless, it is expected that this new bill will fill that void and address all the issues that the Constitutional Court stated brought Law No. 20 of 2002 into conflict with the Constitution.