The Effect of Economic Potential and Social Heterogeneity on Electricity Distribution By Government in Rural Indonesia from 2005-2018

Abstract

Indonesia is country that has a plural society. The plural society here is interpreted by the diversity of social identities, namely ethnicity, language, and religion. This study aims to analyze the effect of diversity of economic potential and the diversity of social identities on acess to electricity distribution provided by the government in rural areas of Indonesia. The data source used is secondary data, which are Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS-Statistics Indonesia) data on village potential, namely Potensi Desa (PODES) in 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014 and 2018. The analysis used is pooled cross section regression. The estimation results using Ordinary Least Square (OLS) found as follows. The OLS estimation found in terms of social diversity, the distribution of access to electricity outside Java is better than in Java. Meanwhile, based on economic diversity and geographical barriers and accessibility, villages in Java have better access to electricity than Non-Java.