The Sangihe Islands And Sitaro In North Sulawesi Will Have PLTS Built By PLN

PLN woke up PLTS in Sangihe and Sitaro, Monday (1/1/2024). (Doc. ANTARA/Nancy L Tigauw)

MANADO - Sangihe Islands Regency and Sitaro in North Sulawesi (Sulut) will have a Solar Power Plant (PLTS) built by PT PLN (Persero) Tahuna Customer Service Implementation Unit (UP3).

"PLTS was built on Lipang Island with a capacity of 150 kWp, Laotan Island with 180 kWp, and in Sitaro Islands, Pahepa Island Village and Tatile with a capacity of 270 kWp," said General Manager of PLN North Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi and Gorontalo (UID Sulutenggo) Main Distribution Unit, Ari Dartomo, in Manado, Monday.

Quoted by ANTARA, Monday, January 1, he said that Indonesia has a strong commitment to contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and achieving the Net Zero Emission target by 2060, and PLN as the executor witnessed Indonesia's new step in utilizing solar energy with the construction of the Lipang PLTS, Laotan PLTS, and Pahepa PLTS with a total capacity of 600 kWp, the construction that is currently being carried out.

Ari Dartomo, said that the construction of phase 1 PLTS in three islands aims to reduce carbon emissions and to produce clean energy for the community.

"The construction of phase 1 PLTS which is currently being carried out on Lipang, Laotan, and Pahepa islands, is expected to strengthen our determination to continue to innovate in utilizing potential New Renewable Energy Sources (EBT) such as solar cell energy and other energy produced from nature," said Dartomo.

UP3 Tahuna manager Muhammad Taufik revealed that the construction of phase 2 PLTS in 8 islands is spread across the Sangihe Islands and Sitaro and is already in the survey stage and document preparation, PLN continues to coordinate with the Regional Government for the development of this project.

Previously, PLN had built PLTS Smart Grid Sangihe capacity of 1.3 mWp and PLTS Rooftop PLN UP3 Tahuna office with a capacity of 70 kWp, so the progress of EBT on the North Sulawesi electricity system has reached 24 percent," said Taufik.

Electric energy is now a very important and inseparable part of daily life, therefore PLN continues to be fully committed to ensuring the availability of electricity which is not only reliable but also clean.

Pillar Green dalam Transformasi PLN juga terintegrasi dengan pilar Customer Focused, di mana PLN berusaha memberikan layanan terbaik dan berkualitas dengan pengalaman menggunakan listrik yang tidak hanya bersih tapi juga mudah untuk diakses.

PLN also continues to provide optimal services to customers by presenting the PLN Mobile application, this application can be downloaded for free from the Play Store and App Store.