Kajian Potensi Sharing Subsidi Listrik oleh Pemerintah Daerah

Abstract

The electricity sector has a very important role as a source of energy that is vital for
everyday life, industrial activities and other commercial activities. To keep electricity prices
remain affordable to the public, government allocated electricity subsidy in the APBN.
Unfortunately, every year electricity subsidy is more swollen. Therefore needs to consider
funding the electricity subsidy sharing mechanism with local governments. To support these
mechanisms, necessary to study to see the readiness level of funding in local government
and also the division of authority. By using the method of analysis, it can be concluded that
the judicial authority of the electricity sector although it has been submitted to the region,
but still the absolute authority of the Central Government. Based on the Local Fiscal
Capacity analysis, Jakarta Province, East Kalimantan Province, Papua Province of West
and North Borneo are areas that deserve to be a top priority. By using the analysis of the
development of regional economic growth from 2008 to 2012, the recommended area is the
province of West Papua with an average economic pertmbuhan approximately 23.28%
compared to Jakarta by 7.75% and by 5.08% in East Kalimantan.

Keywords: Electricity subsidy, APBN, Local government, Local fiscal capacity