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VOI, Jakarta - State-owned electricity firm PT PLN has completed preparations for the 2023 MotoGP Mandalika Series in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), which is scheduled to take place from October 13 to 15.

PLN is fully committed to supporting the international event, which is being held for the second time at Mandalika Circuit, by ensuring reliable electricity supply using a multi-layered supply security system, the company's president director, Darmawan Prasodjo, affirmed on Thursday.

"PLN already has a standard electrical system for events like MotoGP. We have also prepared electricity needs for international events such as the G20 Summit, ASEAN Summit, Motocross World Championship (MXGP) three times, Idemitsu Asian Talent Cup (IATC), and Shell Eco-Marathon," Prasodjo informed in a written statement.

According to the general manager of PLN's West Nusa Tenggara Regional Main Unit, Sudjarwo, the progress of preparing the main installation and backup systems for all MotoGP event venues at the Mandalika Circuit has gone according to plan.

"The progress of setting up electrical installations at the Mandalika Circuit, which consists of work on setting up the main venue and backup equipment, installing electrical networks, preparing personnel, assets, facilities, and system reliability checklists, has been completed," he said.

According to him, the electricity supply to Mandalika Circuit will be sourced from Kuta Substation (30 MVA) and Sengkol Substation (60 MVA). Meanwhile, for the distribution readiness system, the company has prepared three feeders — Mandalika 1, Mandalika 2, and Sengkol — under a zero downtime scheme.

The supporting equipment will comprise 18 generator sets, 19 mobile uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, 9 mobile substations (UGB), and 18 automatic transfer switches (ATS), Sudjarwo added.

He said that PLN has readied 180 personnel along with 25 cars and 12 motorbikes. His party has also prepared 3 teams of line voltage handlers (PDKB) consisting of 8 personnel and 7 direct contact personnel.

PLN is also preparing 5 additional public electric vehicle charging stations (SPKLU) consisting of 2 existing SPKLU units and 3 mobile SPKLU units, with 1 unit with a capacity of 50 kilowatts (kW) and 2 units with a capacity of 200 kW already installed at Mandalika Circuit.

"We ask for support from the entire community and stakeholders for this MotoGP event. We hope we can fully support the electricity needs for this world-class event," he remarked. (ANTARA News)