Complete Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, PLN Sets 300 Home Chargings In Greater Jakarta

JAKARTA Starting from the large number of electric car users in Jakarta clearly need adequate infrastructure to support their mobility. PLN as the main milestone for supporting the electric vehicle era in Indonesia has provided various supporting facilities, home charging, one of which is.

PLN through the PLN Main Distribution Unit (UID) of Greater Jakarta has turned on electricity simultaneously for 300 home charging in the Greater Jakarta area with a total power of 2,800,000 Volt Ampere (VA).

The home charging will be held in stages for 3 days from March 25 to 27, 2024, at 16 (sixteen) Customer Service Implementation Unit (UP3) in Greater Jakarta.

The implementation of this home charging was carried out directly by General Manager of PLN UID Jakarta Raya, Lasiran accompanied by a subsidiary of the 300th home charging owner this week, named Artadi Saleh in the Manggarai area, South Jakarta on Wednesday afternoon, March 27. "The purpose of this activity is actually to accelerate the energy transition through the lighting of home charging. Through this activity, we want to convey that PLN really supports people who want to switch from gasoline-fuel cars to electric-fuel cars," said Lasiran.

Lasiran added that this is proof of PLN's commitment to supporting the era of electric vehicles with the provision of sufficient electricity, reliable services, and fast services.

"The application for new installations of electricity for home charging is also very easy and quickly can be enjoyed through one door, there are even incentives given, namely discounts on new pairs and discounts on tariffs," added Lasiran.

Meanwhile, as an Artadi Saleh customer, he said that the installation of electricity for home charging was very fast, uncomplicated, and very easy.

"The installation of home charging is very fast, even racing with the number plate, so it's faster with electricity. There are also many conveniences (using an electric car), odd-even can pass, and there are many discounts," concluded Artadi.

Until 2024, PLN UID Jakarta Raya has installed a new 3.265 home charging customers. PLN has also provided a new home charging tidal promo from the normal price of a new 7.700 VA of 8.5 million rupiah, with a promo of only 850 thousand rupiah. In addition, PLN has also prepared a 30 percent discount rate for home charging users from 10 pm to 5 am.