PLN Completed 13 National Strategic Projects In Sumatra With TKDN Above 70 Percent

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PT PLN (Persero) has successfully completed 13 national strategic projects throughout 2022 spread across the provinces of South Sumatra, Lampung, Bengkulu and Bangka Belitung.

The electricity infrastructure development project was successfully built with the realization of the domestic component level (TKDN) reaching 71.73 percent.

General Manager of PLN's Southern Sumatra Development Main Unit (UIP Sumbagsel), Muhammad Dahlan Djamaluddin said, ten of the 13 projects were the construction of a high-voltage transmission network and extra-high voltage in the form of aerial cable lines, underground cable lines and submarine cable lines that spread as far as 217.171 kilometers of the circuit.

"While the other three projects are increasing the power capacity of 3 high voltage substations and extra high voltage with a total connected power of 370 Mega Volt Ampere (MVA) to customers," he said in an official statement, Thursday, January 19.

Dahlan added, in terms of securing state assets, Dahlan continued, the South Sumatra UIP synergized with the National Land Agency (BPN) and succeeded in completing the issuance of 889 land parcels certificates during 2022.

"Performa baik dari sisi pelaksanaan teknis, sinergi antara PLN dengan seluruh stakeholder terkait dan juga upaya implementasi K3, menjadi kunci utama suksesnya proyek listrikan ini. Terima kasih kepada Pemerintah Pusat, Pemerintah Daerah, stakeholder utama dan pihak pelaksana pekerjaan yang telah proaktif menjadikan pembangunan infrastruktur kelistrikan ini sebagai foundation fundamental kesejahteraan masyarakat," ujar Dahlan

The 3 power capacity building projects that have been completed in 2022 include the Gumawang Extra High Voltage Substation (kV), the 150 kV Pendopo Substation located in South Sumatra Province and the 150 kV Sidomulyo Substation in Lampung Province.

Meanwhile, the 10 transmissions that were successfully completed in 2022 included 3 lines in South Sumatra Province, namely the 275 kV Lumut Air Line of Balai-Muara Enim, 275 kV Incomer Muara Enim, and 150 kV Phi Inc High Voltage Air Line (SUTT).

Then as many as 6 lanes in Bangka-Belitung Province, namely SUTT 150 kV Landing Point (Lp) MuntokMuntok Line 1; SUTT 150 kV Tj. ApaipiLp. Tj. Carat Line 1; SUTT 150 kV Lp Muntok Line 2; Underwater Cable Channel (SKBL) 150 kV Tj. CaratLp. Muntok Line 2; SKBL 150 kV Tj. CaratLp. Muntok Line 3; SUTT 150 kV Tj. ApipiLp. Tj Carat Line 2; then 1 path in Lampung Province is SUTT 150 kV inc. Sidomulyo.