Check The Fast Train Project, President Director Of PLN Ensures Electricity Infrastructure In June 2023

PLN President Director Darmawan Prasodjo (left) accompanied President Jokowi while reviewing the high-speed train project at Tegalluar Station, Bandung. (Photo: Doc. PLN)

PT PLN (Persero) is ready to support the acceleration of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail project, by completing the construction of a number of electricity infrastructures that will support these advanced transportation facilities.

President Director of PT PLN (Persero) Darmawan Prasodjo confirmed that the completion of the Indonesia China Fast Train (KCIC) project, especially regarding the electricity supply, is targeted to be completed in June 2023.

"Currently, PLN on the track has completed the target of providing four supplies of 150 KV high-voltage traffic, four station supplies and one medium-voltage depot, for the KCIC project which is planned to connect Bandung-Jakarta with 142 kilometers with a power requirement of around 260 mega volt amperes (MVA)," Darmawan said in a statement received by VOI, Friday, October 14.

Darmawan added that several progress work had reached 100 percent, such as the withdrawal of the mid-voltage cable (SKTM) from GI Rancaekek to the KCJB substation (2 x 6,060 m).

For PLN cubic, he said, it was fully installed at the PLN substation, and the construction of 16-CCT high-voltage air lines (SUTT), T.06 tapping the Gedebage route Berung stringing horizon was completed 100 percent.

While some other jobs have progress above 95 percent.

PLN is ready to support the government in its efforts to accelerate the planned KCIC project will be the first high-speed train in Southeast Asia. If the KCIC installation is ready, we are ready to electrify it," concluded Darmawan.

Previously, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) reviewed the high-speed rail project at Tegalluar Station in Cileunyi District, Bandung Regency, West Java, Thursday, October 13.

President Jokowi said that the progress of the project development had reached 88.8 percent, and hoped that the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train could increase the mobility of people and goods for the Jakarta to Bandung areas.

Another expected effect is that our economic competitiveness is getting stronger.

"Later there will be new economic growth points, in Jakarta, in Bandung there will be, then Bandung Regency will also occur," said Jokowi.