The electricity system in Labuan Bajo will be more reliable in futureLabuan Bajo, NTT (ANTARA) - State-owned electricity firm PT PLN (Persero) will augment the capacity of the Labuan Bajo Main Substation from 20 megavolt-ampere (MVA) to 50 MVA to support the development of Labuan Bajo Super Priority Tourism Destination (DPSP).
"The electricity system in Labuan Bajo will be more reliable in future to support the development of the tourism sector in the region," general manager of PLN’s Nusa Tenggara Development Main Unit (UIP Nusra), Josua Simanungkalit, said in a statement here on Wednesday.
The main substation capacity development will take place at Marombok hamlet, Golo Bilas village, Komodo sub-district, West Manggarai district, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province, he informed.
A work contract was signed and an inaugural meeting was held between PLN’s UIP Nusra and PT Rekadaya Elektrika in this regard on Tuesday, he said.
PLN has made an investment of Rp13 billion to realize the development of the high-voltage electricity system in a period of one year, he added.
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The electricity system will be connected to the Rangko Gas Engine Power Plant (PLTMG) through high-voltage overhead power lines (SUTET), he said.
It will become the backbone of Flores Island’s electricity system in future, he added.
Meanwhile, manager of PLN’s Nusa Tenggara Project Implementation Unit 2, Leonard Simatupang, said that augmenting the substation capacity will include several aspects of work, including civil, electrical, and mechanical works.
Civil works will cover the construction of transformers, among others, as well as other main equipment works, including installation, setting, and testing, he added.
PLN has asked the project’s contractors to absorb local workers who have suitable skills for the work, he said.
"We will recruit them according to the required competency standards," he added.
Beside Labuan Bajo, the government has decided on four other DPSPs – Lake Toba (North Sumatra province), Mandalika (West Nusa Tenggara province), Borobudur Temple (Central Java province), and Manado-Likupang (North Sulawesi province). Related news: Flores 864-km supergrid system is fully operational: PT PLN
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