PLN Connects Electricity To 230 Customers In Jakarta

Illustration of PLN officers checking electricity before connecting electricity. (Doc. PLN)

PT PLN (Persero) conducts simultaneous electrical connection to 230 customers in the Jakarta area with a total connected power of up to 36 million Volt Ampere (VA).

PLN President Director, Darmawan Prasodjo said that this step further strengthens the role of PLN which is not only an energy supplier, but also as an economic driving force in Jakarta.

"Electricity is an important component in running a business, Indonesia's ease of doing business is ranked 6th best in Southeast Asia and ranked 73rd on a global scale. Electricity gets the most points as an aspect of ease of doing business," Darmawan said in a statement to the media, quoted on Saturday, March 2.

On this occasion, customers who are connected to electricity simultaneously consist of customers in the industrial, business, and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector. Where MSMEs are the largest workforce absorbers throughout Indonesia.

Project Coordinator Karyagraha Nusantara, Mario Andrew as one of the big customers to connect electricity appreciates all PLN ranks for the speed and ease of electricity connection services. Karyagraha carried out an electrical connection of 18 million VA for the construction of its Cyber 4 Building.

The construction of the Cyber 4 building is intended as a data center which is expected to start operating this year. The new connection process with great power can be realized at a fast time with good service," said Mario.

Meanwhile, General Manager of PLN Main Distribution Unit (UID) Jakarta Raya, Lasiran said the simultaneous electrical connection was in line with PLN's commitment to accelerate and improve electricity services in realizing Jakarta into a Global City.

"The simultaneous ignition of 230 customers shows that PLN is ready to serve all customers in Jakarta. Not according to PLN's ability, but according to customer needs," said Lasiran.

Lasiran added that during February 2024, his party had connected 21,100 customers in Jakarta with a total power of 93 million VA. PLN also continues to increase service time, where previously the standard for connecting middle-voltage customers was 100 days, to 20 days.

"This acceleration of connection is a form of PLN's commitment to support economic growth, especially in Jakarta where large business customers to MSMEs are widely spread here," concluded Lasiran.