PLN Sets Eid Alert Period For Three Consecutive Days

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JAKARTA - PT PLN (Persero) ensures that the electricity system runs safely in facing the celebration of Eid al-Adha 1445 Hijri.

PLN President Director Darmawan Prasodjo said the company had increased the reliability of the system by conducting a thorough assessment and maintenance of the installation of plants, transmission and distribution and setting a standby period of 3 days, namely on June 16 to 18, 2024.

"In facing the moment of Eid al-Adha 1445 H, PLN will be on full alert until June 18 to ensure the security of electricity supply," said Darmawan, Saturday, June 15.

Furthermore, Darmawan detailed that PLN projects the Puncak Burden (BP) of Eid al-Adha on June 17, amounting to 38,270 Megawatts (MW) with Able to Supply Power (DMP) of 51,931 MW.

This reliability is supported by the adequacy of primary energy supply for power plants. The average coal stock for Steam Power Plants (PLTU) in Java, Madura and Bali (Jamali) is 20.67 Operations Day (HOP), Sumatra and Kalimantan (Sumkal) for 20.05 HOPs, and Sulawesi Maluku Papua and Nusa Tenggara (Sulmapana) for 34.8 HOPs.

Supply adequacy is also seen for the primary energy of the type of fuel with an average supply of between 17.1 16.14 HOP. Meanwhile, gas supply is also in safe conditions to adjust the operational needs of the system for each region.

"In addition to ensuring the reliability of the electricity system, PLN also continues to coordinate with the security forces of the TNI and Polri to secure the vital national object (Obvitnas) that has been set by the government," said Darmawan.

During the standby period, PLN will deploy 81,591 personnel to be on standby at 2,765 posts throughout Indonesia. With details of 15,594 generating personnel, 19,450 transmission personnel, 46,375 distribution personnel and 172 head-quarter personnel.

Darmawan explained that the standby personnel will be supported by 3,756 cars and 3,318 operational motors. In addition, they are also equipped with other reliability supporting materials and equipment, namely 1,731 generators, 735 Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), 1,206 Mobile Substation Units (UGB), 188 Mobile Cable Units (UKB), 395 cranes, 19 Unit car transformers, 33 Emergency Restoration System (ERS) standby.

"Everything is in a state of alert to secure the smooth supply of electricity and standby to help people who need electricity services," added Darmawan.

It does not stop there, PLN also alerts infrastructure to support electric vehicles (EV) for people who want to go home or vacation. It is recorded that PLN has provided 1,420 units of Public Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (SPKLU) spread across 999 locations throughout Indonesia.

"For people who want to travel back and forth using EVs, we have prepared 1,420 SPKLU units spread across every rest area and strategic location throughout the country. Each SPKLU can be easily found through the PLN Mobile Super Apps," concluded Darmawan.