Ahead Of Nataru, PLN Ensures That Jakarta's Electricity Supply Is Safe

General Manager of PLN UID Jakarta Raya Doddy B Pangaribuan while leading a standby rally related to electricity security during Christmas and New Year. (Photo: Doc. PLN)

Ahead of the 2022 Christmas and New Year 2023 celebrations, the PLN Main Distribution Unit (UID) of Greater Jakarta ensures the availability of safe and distributed electricity supply for Christians to celebrate Christmas and the turn of the year for all citizens of Jakarta.

Apples on standby for electricity supply ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations were held by PLN UID Jakarta Raya in the courtyard of the Immanuel Church building, which is one of the churches in the ring 1 area and is a 180-year-old cultural heritage in Central Jakarta.

General Manager of PLN UID Jakarta Raya Doddy B. Pangaribuan said monitoring of Christmas and New Year's Alert security was prioritized at the Cathedral Church, National Monument, HI Roundabout, Ancol Area, GPIB Immanuel, TMII, and 257 church locations spread across the Jakarta area.

PLN UID Jakarta Raya will also deploy 2,356 personnel in 17 units of the Command Post, 6 units of Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) with a total power of 890 KVA, 4 units of Mobile Cable Units (UKB) with a length of 1,600 meters, 21 units of Mobile Substation Units (UGB) with a total power of 14,480 KVA, 8 units of generators with a capacity of 2,375 KVA, 7 units of detection vehicles and 4 units of cranes in Jakarta and its surroundings.

"The prediction of peak expenses for Christmas Day celebrations on December 25, 2022, occurred at 19:00 WIB, namely 3,481 MW," he said in an official statement, Tuesday, December 13.

He continued, the condition of PPKM 1 level for the Jakarta area and the activities of Jakarta residents which underlies the estimated electricity consumption for this year's Christmas celebration is estimated to increase by 4.1 percent compared to the 2021 Christmas celebration of 3,370 MW.

Even though the Christmas and New Year celebrations are routine every year, we don't want to be careless. We are committed to maintaining electricity supply for Christians who celebrate Christmas, as well as all Jakarta residents who celebrate the new year," he continued.

Just so you know, year-end celebration activities in various parts of the capital city of Jakarta are predicted to result in electricity consumption increasing by 22 percent compared to the realization in 2022 of 3,534 MW.

The moment of the new year's turn on January 1, 2023 is predicted to contribute a Peak load of 4,316 MW at 20.00 WIB.

The electricity supply reserve of 30.4 percent is still sufficient to meet the electricity needs of the capital city. Jakarta is supplied from 6 subsystems with a total of 7,801 MW, with an average peak load of 5,514 MW.

"So, please celebrate the new year with clean energy that is environmentally friendly and comfortable. If necessary, we are ready to increase the power while we are ready, and we emphasize that we are ready to guard the Jakarta New Year's Christmas electricity," concluded Doddy.