Make Sure The Power Supply Is Safe, PLN Operate The Aceh Singkil Main Substation

General Manager of PLN Aceh Regional Main Unit Parulian Noviandri. (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

BANDA ACEH - PT PLN (Persero) Aceh Regional Main Unit (UIW) stated that it has operated a 150 kilovolt (kV) substation located in Rimo, Aceh Singkil Regency, Aceh, to ensure electricity supply is safe in the area.

"The existence of GI will increase the reliability of the Aceh electricity system, especially in the reliability of the distribution system and service voltage quality to customers in Aceh Singkil Regency," said General Manager of PLN Aceh Regional Main Unit Parulian Noviandri as quoted by Antara, Friday, September 16.

He explained that so far in Aceh Singkil Regency it has been served by the Singkil and Rimo Customer Service Units (ULP) using a PLTD machine, where with the presence of the GI, electricity supply for the community will be more stable and reliable.

According to him, electricity in Aceh Singkil district will be very conducive, where the voltage received at the Hubung Substation at ULP Singkil and ULP Rimo has 21 KV.

He said that with the previous conditions, the voltage received by ULP Singkil if served by GI Subulussalam was 19kV, this could also have an effect on suppressing the technical substance.

"The activity of GI Singkil in serving ULP Rimo and ULP Singkil has a huge impact on the reliability of PLN services to the community," he said.

According to Noviandri, by switching the operation of electricity from the PLTD or isolated system to the Sumatra system through GI with a voltage of 150 kV, PLN managed to save operational costs.

"Alhamdulillah, with the operation of GI Singkil, PLN managed to save IDR 97 million per month," said Noviandri.

Aceh Singkil is one of the farthest districts with the capital city of Aceh Province, Banda Aceh.

By using a vehicle, it will take approximately 12 hours by covering a distance of 659 km. Currently, the electrification ratio in Aceh Singkil has reached 100 percent.