Anticipating The Surge In EV Users During Homecoming, The Minister Of Energy And Mineral Resources Asks PLN To Increase SPKLU For Electric Vehicles

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif. (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transportation with the Central Statistics Agency, in 2024, estimates that there will be homecoming or community movements nationally have the potential to reach 71.7 percent of the total population of Indonesia or 193.6 million people.

Of this number, the survey results recorded 18.3 percent or 35.42 million people who used private cars.

Although most of the homecomers use private cars based on fossils, there are still those who use electric-based cars to return to their hometowns.

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Arifin Tasrif asked PT PLN (Persero) to increase the number of Public Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (SPKLU), especially along the main route which is the main destination for travelers.

"Infrastructure must be there first, so that people can be comfortable if they want to go far. PLN already has quite a lot of SPKLU, but less and must be reproduced. Now there are around 1,200 SPKLUs, if possible up to 5,000 SPKLUs," said Arifin, quoted Friday, April 5.

According to Arifin, by using electric cars for homecoming, it will be able to save around 60-70 percent of fuel. In addition, the average distance for electric cars reaches 300-350 KM. So that SPKLU needs to be reproduced in rest areas along toll roads, and utilize technology with fast charging.

In addition, Arifin asked for collaboration between red pe;at Business Entities, namely PLN and Pertamina, in providing SPKLU, so that they can be integrated with each other.

"If you can, PLN and Pertamina are the same, they should be integrated to make it efficient. So in the rest area, people can eat while resting, and charge their electric car," he asked.

The number of SPKLUs was recorded at 1,124 points, consisting of 499 Slow Charging units, 360 Medium Charging units, 110 Fast Charging units, and 155 Ultra Fast Charging units. The SPKLU is spread over 819 locations, such as at the Main Unit office, Implementing Unit and Toll Roads as well as several hotels that are ready to support electric vehicles.

Previously, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources prepared Public Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (SPKLU) on various homecoming routes. This is expected to make it easier for users of electric cars who go home to do charging.

"This SPKLU has been prepared by PLN, starting from the Main Unit office, Implementation Unit and Toll Road as well as several hotels that are ready to support electric vehicles," said MP Dwi Nugroho, Technical and Environmental Technology Director at the Press Conference for the Opening of the ESDM National Command Post in Jakarta, Wednesday, April 3.

Furthermore, he said, currently there are 1,124 SPKLUs spread across 819 locations.

The average distance between SPKLU is around 23 KM, while the average distance for electric vehicles reaches 300-350km, so it is very safe for homecoming.

Nugroho said, as many as 624 machines in 438 locations were operated using the PLN Electricity Supply Business License (IUPTL), while as many as 500 machines in 381 locations did not use IUPTL-PLN (Geotagging Partnership).

He also conveyed that for the Trans Sumatra-Java toll road, 64 units of EV Charger are currently available at 38 SPKLU points, and 100 SPKLU units will be added.