Use Of Electric Vehicles In The Implementation Of The G20 Bali Summit Becomes A Symbol Of Concrete Energy Transition In Indonesia

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JAKARTA - The G20 Presidency is only a few days away. All preparations continue to be made by the government for the success of organizing the event which will take place on November 15-16. The Indonesian government is known to have prepared 30 medium-sized Red and White Electricity Buses (BLMP) for the smooth mobility of the G20 delegation since arrival at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Denpasar, to the meeting location at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center (BNDCC). Head of Public Relations The Directorate General of Land Transportation, Pitra Setiawan, said that all the buses were already in Bali before the peak event of the G20 Summit. "From the 30 buses, nine units are already in Bali, 10 units are on their way, one more unit will be completed this weekend. These buses cannot be dispatched simultaneously because production is also carried out in stages," he told the G20 Media and Communication Team by telephone, Saturday, November 12. All of these buses are made in hand. The country with a domestic content level (TKDN) is 76.98 percent. This Red and White Electric Bus is a collaboration in the development of BUMN electric vehicles and university consortiums in Indonesia, such as Airlangga University, Gadjah Mada University, Denpasar Indonesian Arts Institute, and Surabaya Institute of Technology. All 30 buses have undergone road feasibility tests at the Bekasi Motor Vehicle Feasibility and Motor Vehicle Certification Center (BPLJSKB), West Java. "All 30 buses have undergone road feasibility tests at the Bekasi Motor Vehicle Feasibility Testing Center (BPLJSKB), West Java. any type of vehicle is tested for feasibility there," said Pitra. In addition to the Ministry of Transportation, said Pitra, there are 11 medium-sized and large electric buses from a number of companies that support the success of the G20 Presidency event. Thus, the total available electric buses are 41 units. "On November 1, these electric buses have started to undergo trials by following the route from Ngurah Rai Airport to Nusa Dua. There are 60 drivers who will be divided into two working hours, each 30 people. It is scheduled for buses to start operating on November 11-17, 2022, starting at 6.00-22.00 WITA," he explained. Not only that, he continued, to facilitate mobilization in the ITDC Nusa Dua Bali area, his party also provides free electric motorcycle motorcycle motorcycle motorcycles. "Not prepared by the ministry, but two private companies with a total of 90 electric motors. Electric motor drivers will serve, both delegates and the G20 Summit committee," said Pitra. These electricity include the Grand Whiz Hotel, The Westin Resort Nusa Dua/Bali Convention Center (BICC), Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center (BNDCC), Bali Collection, Grand Hyatt Hotel, and Courtyard By Marriott Hotel.

Meanwhile, Expert Staff to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) for Strategic Planning, Yudo Dwinanda Priaadi, said there were 66 public electric vehicle charging stations (SPKLU) that had been prepared. He explained that the SPKLU provided had ultrafast charging and fast charging power. The SPKLU ultrafast charging was able to charge the car battery within 15-30 minutes of the 0 percent position. "At Central Park, ITDC, and Kempinski there are two SPKLU Ultra Fast Charging locations that can accommodate 636 delegation vehicles. The two locations are reinforced by 74 officers, each at SPKLU ITDC and 32 people at SPKLU Kempinski," he said at a press conference #G20updates a few days ago. Beyond that, Yudo added, the government also provided 200 home charging provided by PLN and spread across 12 locations, including Hotel Separately, Ritz Carlton, Grand Hyatt, Nusa Dua Beach, St.Regis, Laguna, Westin, Hilton, Sambe, Mulia, BNDCC, and ITDC. "One of the producers has indeed agreed to support the G20 Summit. One of them is by presenting nearly a thousand units of electric vehicles, both for delegations, VIP guests, to the head of state, during the activity," he said.