Perusahaan Listrik Negara
Indonesia's State Electricity Company; former chief Sofyan Basir was acquitted in the Riau-1 case.
PLN has supplied Indonesia's electricity as a Persero company since 1994. Its state-owned business spans generation, transmission and distribution, with roots in the electricity and gas bureau established in 1945.
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Perusahaan Listrik Negara, usually called PLN, is Indonesia's State Electricity Company. It operates under the corporate name PT PLN (Persero). The business covers electricity generation, transmission and distribution. Its stated purpose combines supplying power for public use with commercial operation and government assignments in the electricity sector. [PLN's corporate profile](https://www.pln.co.id/tentang-kami-id/profil-perusahaan-id).
The company traces its institutional history to the electricity and gas bureau established on 27 October 1945. A subsequent combined organisation was divided in 1965 into separate state electricity and gas companies. PLN became a public corporation in 1972, with responsibility for electricity supply for public use. In 1994 it adopted the Persero company form, during a policy shift that also allowed private businesses to participate in electricity supply. [PLN's historical account](https://www.pln.co.id/tentang-kami-id/profil-perusahaan-id).
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