PLN Nusantara Power Collaborates With Indonesian Army To Secure Coal Supply Quality

President Director of PLN NP Ruly Firmansyah (right). (Photo: Doc. PLN)

JAKARTA - PLN Nusantara Power signed an agreement with the Indonesian Army in terms of Assistance and Training in the Context of Acceptance and Testing of Coal.

The Main Director of PLN NP, Ruly Firmansyah explained, the cooperation aims to maintain the supply of fuel for power plants, strengthen the security of vital electricity objects, and maintain the reliability of the electricity supply in Indonesia.

"This agreement will also support electricity infrastructure development activities within the responsibilities, authorities, capacities, and competencies of the PLN and the Indonesian Army," he said in a statement to the media, Thursday, April 13.

Meanwhile, Assistant Territorial Kasad Major General TNI Mochammad Hasan in his remarks expressed his gratitude and appreciation for PLN NP's trust in the Indonesian Army Institute to continue cooperation in mentoring activities, receiving and testing the quality and quantity of coal at 7 Steam Power Plants (PLTU) belonging to PLN NP in Java and Sumatra.

"The Indonesian Army always fully supports the efforts of state-owned institutions in providing services and specialization, in this case, PLN Nusantara Power to produce quality electricity for the people of Indonesia. We will guard and protect the PLTU-owned (PLN NP) so that it is always safe from interference from other parties. other so that people can enjoy the bright flame of electricity," explained Mochammad Hasan.

The scope of this agreement includes assistance in various processes which include: the Coal Acceptance Preparation process; the Initial Draft Survey process by the Surveyor at the PLTU location; the Coal Sampling process at the PLTU location; the Final Draft Survey process at the PLTU location; Coal Sample Preparation process at the PLTU location; Coal testing.

The support and cooperation of the PLN and the TNI AD create a good synergy, especially related to assistance by the TNI AD and in accordance with Law Number 34 of 2004 concerning the TNI, namely one of the main tasks in Military Operations Other Than War is to secure strategic national vital objects.

The seven PLTUs are PLTU Nagan Raya (Aceh), PLTU Sebalang (Lampung), PLTU Indramayu (West Java), PLTU Rembang (Central Java), PLTU Pacitan (East Java), PLTU Tanjung Awar-Awar (East Java), and PLTU Paiton 9 (East Java).