Using a geographical political economy lens, this chapter examines the uneven and relational characters of developmental state capitalism and energy transition in Indonesia, and how such dynamics impact the way that energy poverty is spatially reproduced in the country. Drawing on interviews, participant observation and secondary data analysis, the chapter first reveals the tendencies for the persistence of large-scale generation and Java-Bali centrism underpinning Indonesia’s electricity development, and how such dynamics are indicative of state-driven accumulation strategies. The findings also illustrate the centralised logic behind government’s off-grid electrification initiatives that largely precludes genuine community participation, leading to unsustainable outcomes. Focusing on a case study from Eastern Indonesia, we then demonstrate how the marketisation of energy access project has come into conflict with the state developmentalist agenda, and the adverse implications that such a contestation creates for rural communities. We argue that attending to these contradictions, and how energy poverty is potentially (re)made through its own solutions, is necessary for our pursuit of energy for all.