Many Are Chaotic On The Road, This Is The Difference Between PLN's Owned Cable And Other Cables

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JAKARTA - PT PLN (Persero) shares how to distinguish PLN's cables from cables attached to poles on the side of the road.

PLN's Executive Vice President of Corporate Communications and TJSL, Gregorius Adi Trianto, said the large number of chaotic cables on the road made people think that all the poles and cables were electrical utilities. Even though the cables and poles actually belong to various agencies ranging from electricity, telematics, or telecommunications.

"PLN's cable and power poles have their own characteristics that can distinguish them from other agency utilities," he said in a statement to the media, Friday, August 11.

First, said Gregorius, the distance between poles belonging to PLN is about 30 meters to 40 meters.

Second, there is a difference in the height of the PLN pole according to the voltage, which is a low voltage as high as 7.5 meters from the ground surface with a diameter of 190 millimeters (mm). Meanwhile, the medium voltage pole has a height of 10.8 meters from the ground surface with a diameter of 267 mm.

"In plain view, it can be seen that the PLN pole is high and the diameter is bigger than other poles," said Gregorius.

Third, for PLN's aerial cable, it can be recognized by its neatness. PLN's cable is twisted and does not stick to the poles and tends to have a larger diameter than other cables.

"The cable belonging to PLN in the air consists of 4 twisted cables, while other utilities are not twisted and the diameter is smaller. Furthermore, the height of the cable arch on the main road is 6 meters, for small 4 to 5 meters. Finally, PLN's electric cable is not rolled on the poles," explained Gregorius.

He said that PLN routinely maintains utilities as preventive measures to ensure that poles and power lines remain optimal in distributing electrical energy. According to him, PLN will immediately take action if there are poles and cables that are deemed not in accordance with standards.

"We also invite the public to report to PLN, if they see an oblique electric pole or an electric cable belonging to PLN that stalks it. Just report it via PLN Mobile. We will immediately follow up," concluded Gregorius.