Power consumption declines on energy saving drive. (Indonesia)

The government said on Wednesday that peak-time power consumption had declined by more than half after President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono issued a presidential instruction on energy conservation last week.

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro said that power consumption in the Java-Bali network during peak hours between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. had declined by 900 megawatts (MW) from 1,500 MW to 600 MW.