JAKARTA - PT PLN (Persero) Sulawesi Main Development Unit (UIP) has increased the reliability of three power plants to support the tourism sector on Buton Island, Southeast Sulawesi.
"PLN supplies three electricity infrastructures to make it more reliable to support the development of tourism potential on Buton Island," said General Manager of PLN UIP Sulawesi, Defiar Anis as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, June 21.
He said, to support the tourism sector, it must be accompanied by the fulfillment of reliable electricity supply. Therefore, PT PLN encourages the completion of the construction of three electricity infrastructures in Baubau, Buton Island, Southeast Sulawesi.
This, according to Defiar Aris, is proof of PLN's seriousness in accelerating the Electrifying Tourism ecosystem in Indonesia.
The three infrastructures are the 150 kilo Volt (kV) PLTMG Baubau Substation (GI) with a capacity of 30 Mega Volt Ampere (MVA), the 150 kV Baubau (New) Substation (GI) with a capacity of 60 MVA, and the High Voltage Air Line (SUTT). 150 kV GI PLTMG Baubau-GI Baubau (New) with a total of 32 towers along a 10.96 kilometer circuit (kms).
Anis said, Buton is rich in various tourism potentials ranging from beach tourism and underwater charm, waterfall tourism, cultural tourism, culinary to ecoforest tourism.
"Not only that, Buton is also known as one of the largest natural asphalt producing regions in the world. In addition, the potential of the marine and fisheries sector is also growing," he said.
Therefore, he continued, PLN is committed to providing reliable electricity supplies to customers on Buton Island through the construction of electricity infrastructure.
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