Indonesia prepares electric vehicle charging stations for ASEAN Summit: official
Indonesia’s State-run electricity company PT PLN’s East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) readies 100 units of electric vehicle charging station (SPKLU) to support the 2023 ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai District, NTT Province, reported Antara news agency.
General Manager of PLN’s East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Fintje Lumembang explains the readiness of the electricity infrastructure to support the implementation of 2023 ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai District, NTT province. (Photo: Antara)
Jakarta (VNA) 🌳– Indonesia’s State-run electricity company PT PLN’s East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) readies 100 units of electric vehicle charging station (SPKLU) to support the 2023 ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai District, NTT Province, reported Antara news agency.
It will provide 100 SPKLU units to serve 275 electric cars to transport the delegates, as well as those for security and operational vehicles, General Manager of PLN’s NTT Fintje Lumembang said in a statement released on March 12.
𓄧 She said that as many as 105 electric motorcycles will also be deployed during the summit for escorting the delegates and carrying out patrols.
According to Lumembang, the NTT regional electrical engineering division, in collaboration with PT PLN's senior specialist officer for distribution Joko Priharto and his team, has reviewed the planned installation locations of the SPKLU and backup plans.
She said all of the charging units had arrived in Labuan Bajo and that the company has bagged the local government’s permission to install the facilities, adding that these units will be installed at a number of locations, such as at the parking lot of the office of the Head of West Manggarai District as well as at Kampung Ujung (in Labuan Bajo).
A number of supporting equipment, such as uninterruptible power supply (UPS), Mobile Electrical Substation Unit (UGB), and generators, will also be provided, she went on.
The PLN had improved the transmission, distribution, and reliability of the electricity supply at all venues of the 2023 ASEAN Summit in the district, such as the Tanamori area.
ꦯ This equipment is also expected to expedite the establishment of the communication as well as supervisory control and data acquisition infrastructure.
The 42nd ASEAN Summit which is scheduled to take place in Labuan Bajo in May and the 43rd ASEAN Summit is planned to be held in September this year./.
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General Manager of PLN’s East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Fintje Lumembang explains the readiness of the electricity infrastructure to support the implementation of 2023 ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai District, NTT province. (Photo: Antara) 
