Regarding Electricity In IKN Nusantara, PLN: Everything Is Confirmed To Come From Environmentally Friendly Energy

Photo of the IKN PLTS aerial in East Kalimantan. (DOC. BETWEEN/HO-PLN)

JAKARTA - Regarding electricity that electrifies the capital city of Nusantara (IKN), North Penajam Paser Regency, East Kalimantan, it is confirmed that PT PLN (Persero) comes from environmentally friendly energy and its electricity business process will also be based on advanced digital.

"Currently, there is an IKN PLTS built by PLN Nusantara Power in collaboration with Sembcorp, a company from Singapore. Of the total 50 megawatts that will be completed by the end of 2024, currently operating at 10 megawatts. We will also continue to utilize the hydro potential in Kalimantan to increase the supply of green electricity here," said PLN President Director Darmawan Prasodjo, as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, June 29.

He also explained that the entire electricity network in IKN will be built underground so that it is more reliable and beautiful.

"We built smart transmission, smart distributions up to smart meters to each customer. With 100 percent electricity from EBT (new renewable energy), the entire electricity system will operate on the smart grid," said Darmawan.

PLN through the PLN Icon Plus subholding has also prepared a telecommunication network to support digitization and data centers to be built at IKN.

"PLN jointly builds fiber optic infrastructure for telecommunications in IKN. So, below there is MUT (multi utility tunnel), where fiber optic infrastructure is built firmly, because this is an integral part that is inseparable from electricity infrastructure," said Darmawan.

To support the use of electric vehicles in IKN, PLN is also ready to build a smart electric vehicle ecosystem.

"We have also built SPKLU at every point needed. We have united the service in one hand at PLN Mobile," he said.

It is known that the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir appreciated PLN's fast movement in presenting clean energy supplies at IKN.

This was conveyed when he visited the IKN Solar Power Plant (PLTS) with the Deputy Minister of BUMN Kartika Wirjoatmodjo, Secretary of the Ministry of SOEs Rabin Indrajad Hattari, and PLN President Director Darmawan Prasodjo this Saturday.

"There are so many people who are pessimistic, when they see the development of IKN but are also more pessimistic when we talk, that this will also be channeled from solar power. Today it is proven, this PLTS has finished, it has produced 10 megawatts, with the need for IKN now only 1 megawatt," said Erick.

Erick also appreciated PLN for presenting green energy at IKN through PLTS IKN.

"Of course I would like to thank PLN for continuing to be committed that Indonesia can actually implement green electricity," said Erick.

He assessed that the need for electricity in IKN in the future will be even greater, so he asked PLN to continue to develop the provision of clean energy.

"Today, the PLTS capacity is still sufficient. But in the future, the needs here will be even greater. PLN must take advantage of the potential for green energy in Kalimantan, there is hydro, solar, and wind. PLN must be able to develop, the role of PLN here is very large because it will be the heart of IKN," said Erick.