PLN Will Deploy 1,700 Personnel During The U-20 World Cup, Spread In 6 Stadiums

PT PLN (Persero) will alert 1,700 personnel during the U20 World Cup. Photo: Doc. PLN

PT PLN (Persero) will alert 1,700 personnel to ensure the reliability of electricity during the U-20 World Cup.

PLN President Director Darmawan Prasodjo confirmed that the special personnel will be on standby for 24 hours with a shift scheme for six stadiums that will hold the U-20 World Cup match, on May 20-June 11.

"We have alerted a total of 1,700 special personnel who will ensure reliable electricity supply in each stadium which will be the venue for the U-20 World Cup later," Darmawan said in his official statement, quoted on Saturday, March 18.

Darmawan detailed that as many as 300 PLN personnel would be on standby at the Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium in Palembang, 522 personnel at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta, then 285 personnel at the Si Jalak Harupat Stadium in Bandung, 177 personnel at the Manahan Stadium in Solo, 180 officers from Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium in Surabaya, and 236 personnel at the Captain I Wayan Dipta Stadium in Gianyar Bali.

"This international sporting event must run smoothly. From preparation, opening to closing world trophies, our personnel will be on standby. If needed, of the 1,700 numbers, we will add back-up personnel," he said.

Not only personnel strength, Darmawan will also ensure that the electricity infrastructure in the six stadiums is ready to present electricity without flickering with a layered security pattern.

In total, in six stadiums, the company will alert 55 giant Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) units as the main electricity suppliers from two different sources of electricity networks.

In the second layer, there are 13 Mobile Substation Units (UGB) on standby and in the third layer there are 37 Gensets of back ups.

"We from PLN will all out ensure that electricity for this world trophy is sufficient and reliable. What we mean is without flickering, zero down time, and smokeless, so that Indonesia's success as the host of the U20 World Cup," he concluded.