'As long as the price is right': Indonesia won't export electricity to Singapore unless pricing terms are met“只要价格合适”：除非价格条件得到满足，否则印尼不会向新加坡出口电力。
Indonesia will not export electricity to Singapore unless the two countries can agree on a suitable price, its Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said on Monday (Nov 2).Speaking to reporters at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Bahlil said Indonesia remained open to supplying electricity to the Republic but would prioritise domestic needs if the proposed price did not...
Indonesia will not export electricity to Singapore unless the two countries can agree on a suitable price, its Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said on Monday (Nov 2).
Speaking to reporters at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Bahlil said Indonesia remained open to supplying electricity to the Republic but would prioritise domestic needs if the proposed price did not meet Jakarta's expectations, Indonesian state news agency Antara reported.
"As long as the price is right, follow our prices, that is possible. But if the price is not right, we will prioritise domestic needs," he said, according to Antara.
Bahlil, who also serves as Coordinating Minister for Downstreaming and Energy Transition, said his ministry had already calculated the proposed export price, but did not disclose the figure or indicate when exports could begin.
His latest remarks followed an earlier statement on Monday that Indonesia would not be able to export electricity in the near future because it still needed the power for domestic consumption.
He also warned Indonesia's sovereign investment agency Danantara against efforts to lobby for lower electricity export prices, stressing that permits for such exports were issued by his ministry.
Singapore and Indonesia have been working towards cross-border electricity cooperation, with plans to develop projects with a combined capacity of 3.4 gigawatts (GW) or more by 2035, according to a joint statement issued in July 2026 by Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and Indonesia's Danantara.
In September 2024, Singapore's Energy Market Authority (EMA) granted conditional licences to five Indonesia-based projects to import a total of 2GW of low-carbon electricity.
It also granted conditional approvals to two additional projects to import another 1.4GW, bringing the total planned import capacity from Indonesia to 3.4GW, EMA said.
Singapore has also stressed the importance of balancing domestic energy needs with regional cooperation.
During a visit to Jakarta on Oct 28, Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said countries had a responsibility to secure essential supplies , including energy, for their populations, but stressed that meeting domestic needs and pursuing cross-border cooperation were not mutually exclusive.
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印尼能源和矿产资源部长巴赫利尔·拉哈达利亚周一（11月2日）表示，除非印尼和新加坡能够就合适的价格达成一致，否则印尼不会向新加坡出口电力。
据印尼国家通讯社安塔拉通讯社报道，巴赫利尔在雅加达总统府对记者表示，印尼仍然愿意向印尼共和国供电，但如果提议的价格不符合雅加达的预期，印尼将优先满足国内需求。
据安塔拉通讯社报道，他表示：“只要价格合适，就按照我们的价格来做，这是可以的。但如果价格不合适，我们将优先考虑国内需求。”
巴赫利尔同时兼任下游能源转型协调部长，他表示，他的部门已经计算出了拟议的出口价格，但没有透露具体数字，也没有说明何时可以开始出口。
他的最新言论是在周一早些时候发表的声明之后发表的，该声明称，由于印尼仍需电力满足国内消费需求，因此近期内无法出口电力。
他还警告印尼主权投资机构 Danantara，不要试图游说降低电力出口价格，并强调此类出口许可证是由他的部门颁发的。
根据新加坡贸易与工业部 (MTI) 和印度尼西亚 Danantara 公司于 2026 年 7 月发表的联合声明，新加坡和印度尼西亚一直在努力开展跨境电力合作，计划到 2035 年开发总装机容量为 3.4 吉瓦 (GW) 或以上的项目。
2024 年 9 月，新加坡能源市场管理局 (EMA) 向五个印度尼西亚项目颁发了有条件许可证，允许其进口总计 2 吉瓦的低碳电力。
欧洲电力市场管理局（EMA）表示，该机构还对另外两个进口1.4吉瓦电力的项目给予了有条件批准，使从印度尼西亚进口的总计划产能达到3.4吉瓦。
新加坡也强调了平衡国内能源需求与区域合作的重要性。
10月28日，新加坡外交部长维文·巴拉克里希南访问雅加达时表示，各国有责任保障本国人民的基本物资供应，包括能源，但他强调，满足国内需求和开展跨境合作并不相互排斥。
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