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{{#Show badges: | CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indonesiacoal}}Electricity supply to the Indonesian island of Bali is currently provided from a mix of local diesel and gas plants as well as via an undersea link from Java.<ref name="WhyGo">[http://www.indonesialogue.com/destinations/thermal-power-plant-development-bali.html "Thermal Power Plant Development: Bali,"] WhyGo Indonesia, May 10, 2007</ref> However, further electricity generation options are being considered to overcome what has been reported by [[Perusahaan Listrik Negara]], the Indonesian government owned utility, as a 200 megawatt supply deficit in providing electricity to homes that currently have no connection<ref name="Blackout">[http://www.balidiscovery.com/messages/message.asp?Id=5961 "Bali's Electricity Crisis: May Balinese Live in the Dark, Unable to Obtain a Connection to the Bali's Power Supply"], Bali Discovery Tours, April 17, 2010.</ref> and avoiding blackouts at times of peak demand.<ref>[http://www.balidiscovery.com/messages/message.asp?Id=5895&Text=electricity "Bali's Deteriorating Power Grid: Aging Infrastructure and Insufficient Capacity Spells More Electrical Power Outages Ahead for Bali"], Bali Discovery Tours, March 24, 2010.</ref>
In response to this reported shortage, in October 2010 the government of Indonesia signed a US$1.5 billion memorandum of understanding with two Chinese companies, China Huadian Engineering Corporation Ltd and China Huadian Development for the development of the coal-fired [[Celukan Bawang power station]]<ref name="Jakarta">Komang Ervian, [http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/10/29/2-chinese-firms-build-new-coal-plant.html "2 Chinese firms to build new coal plant,"] ''The Jakarta Post'', October 29, 2011</ref><ref name="WhyGo"/> in Celukan Bawang, Buleleng regency, North Bali, [[Indonesia and coal|Indonesia.]]
