Carry Out 773 Personnel, PLN Successfully Serves Inauguration Of The President And Vice President Of The Republic Of Indonesia 2024

PT PLN (Persero) has succeeded in the success of a series of state agendas for the inauguration of the elected President and Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia for the 2024-2029 period in Jakarta on Sunday, October 20.

PLN President Director Darmawan Prasodjo said that PLN had ensured that all electricity infrastructure was in prime condition for the inauguration of the elected President and Vice President as well as the implementation of the people's party after the inauguration agenda.

"We have prepared all electricity infrastructure as well as possible so that both during the inauguration of the president and vice president and people's parties it runs smoothly and without problems," he said, quoted on Monday, October 21.

Darmawan also explained that his party had set a standby period starting from October 15 to 24, 2024.

During that period, personnel with complete equipment continued to be on standby to anticipate various possibilities, including technical problems that could occur.

"We have also prepared personnel and special equipment so that there are no obstacles that interfere with this important event process," said Darmawan.

General Manager of PLN Main Distribution Unit (UID) Jakarta Raya, Lasiran said, the condition of the Jakarta electricity system is in a safe condition with Able to Supply power of 8,919 Megawatts (MW) and Peak Loads at 5,882 MW. Thus, there is a Power Reserve of 3,037 MW or the equivalent of 34.05 percent.

"With sufficient power reserves and the readiness of all personnel and supporting equipment, we have succeeded in maintaining the reliability of electricity supply during the entire series of inauguration events," said Lasiran.

In presenting the reliability of supply, PLN also alerted 773 personnel on standby 24 hours. As for the equipment alerted, it includes 55 Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) (10,125 kVA), 7 Mobile Cable Units (UKB) (6,635 meters), 9 Mobile Substation Units (UGB) (7,980 kVA), 5 detection cars, 3 generators (950 kVA), and 4 cranes.

"FULL equipment support will back up electricity supply in 36 crucial locations, such as the State Palace, the MPR/DPR RI Complex, Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK), Halim Airport, 18 state guest hotels, and 14 public party stages on Jalan Sudirman, monitored from 4 standby posts," said Lasiran.

In addition, PLN also alerted 17 units of EV Charging Mobile, consisting of 10 Public Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (SPKLU) and 7 two-wheeled SPKLUs in South Parking SUGBK.

This SPKLU is ready to serve 536 electric vehicles, including 323 state guest cars and 213 motorbikes for the operation of the TNI and Polri.

"We are committed to ensuring the reliability of electricity during the inauguration of the President and Vice President running smoothly, including the people's party after that. All the preparations we made were a form of PLN's full support for the success of this important event," concluded Lasiran.