Batam (ANTARA News) - Indonesia`s power crisis is expected to be over by October 2010, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Hatta Radjasa said.

"We will have no more power crises starting in October 2010," the minister said at a meeting with officials and entrepreneurs from Batam, Bintan and Karimun districts here Friday.

He was replying to o question from the Karimun district head on the fact that the power crisis had hampered activities in Karimun`s Free Trade Zone.

Hatta said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had made solving the power crisis one of the government top priorities.

"We first have to solve the power crisis in Java and Bali islands. Later, we will address the problem in the other parts of the country," Hatta said.

He suggested that in the meantime regional administrations outside Java and Bali should cooperate with private parties to tackle their power problems.

"New national power regulations make it possible for local governments to cooperate with private companies to meet their power needs," he said.

Meanwhile, State Enterprises Minister Mustofa Abubakar said local governments could also invite local banks to build power infrastructure. (*)