Conducting Trial At Soekarno-Hatta Airport, This Is The Appearance Of The Damri Electric Bus

Damri Electric Bus at Soekarno-Hatta Airport/PHOTO VIA ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) supports the operational trial of electric buses by Damri at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten.

Director-General of Land Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation Budi Setiyadi said the trial was carried out in the context of accelerating the Battery-Based Electric Motorized Vehicle (KBLBB) program for road transportation in Indonesia in accordance with Presidential Regulation No. 55 of 2019.

"To accelerate the acceleration of the KBLBB program, the Ministry of Transportation will issue several regulations, namely the use of KBLBB as an operational vehicle for the Ministry of Transportation, as well as encouraging public transportation such as Transjakarta, Damri, airport transportation to use buses with electric power, and encouraging the Buy The Service (BTS) program in several cities," said Budi Setiyadi during the electric bus test activity as well as celebrating the 75th anniversary of Perum Damri, quoted by Antara, Thursday, November 25.

Budi said that currently the Ministry of Transportation together with the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investments will prepare the development of a roadmap in order to support the acceleration of the KBLBB program.

In addition, the Ministry of Transportation is also preparing a number of steps, including planning the use of KBLBB as an operational vehicle in three pilot cities, namely DKI Jakarta, West Java, and Bali.

The Ministry of Transportation hopes that Damri can increase the value of the company and be able to make an optimal contribution to the nation and state.

Damri's anniversary momentum is expected to provide innovation and improve services to connect one region to another so that the benefits can be felt by all Indonesian people.

"It has been proven that Damri is able to survive and can compete with existing private transportation companies with various types of services offered and remains oriented to excellent service quality," said Budi.