Third Largest Island
Smelter and Special Economic Zone (SEC)
In the midst of the pandemic, Sulawesi is one of the islands with positive economic growth. This is due to an increase in nickel production in Central Sulawesi. This province recorded the highest economic growth in all of Indonesia in 2020.
Based on BPS data, this province recorded an economic growth of 4.86%. Compare this with the national economic growth of minus 2.07%.
Sulawesi is the largest nickel producing island in Indonesia. Moreover, coupled with the ban on exports of raw nickel, encouraging entrepreneurs to build new smelters that require a large electricity supply.
Based on the data, the electricity demand to supply 61 mineral processing and refining facilities reaches 6,106 Megawatts. And PT PLN is committed and declares its readiness to meet this need.
With a population of 19.9 million people. Sulawesi ranks third as the largest populated island after Sumatra and Java. Generation Z is 30.84 percent of the total population and millennials are 24.31 percent of the total population of South Sulawesi. In about 7 years, Generation Z will be in the productive age group. The population growth rate is 1.8%.
There are several provinces in Sulawesi where the electrification ratio is below the national average. Central Sulawesi 79.77%, Southeast Sulawesi 81.54%, Gorontalo 86.56% and North Sulawesi 94.56%.
