Ramakan Sail Tidore Expo 2022, PLN Pamerkan Motor Listrik

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TIDORE ISLANDS - PT PLN (Persero) also enlivened the Sah Tidore Expo 2022 event which was held on November 24-29, 2022.

On this occasion, PLN also exhibited electric vehicles, especially electric motorcycles, which attracted the attention of visitors who attended.

Mayor of Tidore Islands Ali Ibrahim appreciated the electric vehicle campaign presented at PLN's booth.

He said the Tidore Islands City Government (Pemkot) would support programs carried out by the Central Government and PLN related to accelerating the use of electric vehicles.

"We are also sure and will invite the public to switch to electric vehicles. Because this is proven to be very efficient. We will immediately use electric vehicles as government official vehicles," Ali said in a press statement, Monday, November 28.

PLN Commissioner Tedi Bharata said that the electric vehicle campaign in the 2022 Sah Tidore event was one of the efforts to carry out the energy transition by switching from fossil-based energy to new and renewable energy (EBT).

"The energy transition is one of the main things discussed in the G20, how G20 member countries encourage the use of renewable energy. PLN supports this effort through accelerating the electric vehicle ecosystem in Indonesia," said Tedi.

In line with this, General Manager of PLN Maluku and North Maluku Regional Main Unit (UIW MMU), Awat Tuhuloula said, PLN is committed to supporting the acceleration of the electric vehicle ecosystem by actively campaigning for the use of electric vehicles in North Maluku Province.

"Especially to support the electric car ecosystem, we will soon present the first Public Electric Vehicle Charging Station (SPKLU) in North Maluku, which is located in Ternate City. By the end of 2022, we are targeting the construction of the SPKLU to be completed," explained Awat.