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PLN calls for EV charging station franchisees with Rp 400 million on hand
State-owned electricity company PLN has announced that the minimum capital required to enter its franchising partnership for public electric vehicle charging stations is around Rp 400 million (US$26,100).
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An electric car powers up at a charging station belonging to state electricity company PLN. (Antara/Chairul Rohman)
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tate-owned electricity company PLN has announced that the minimum capital required to enter its franchising partnership for public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations (SPKLU) is around Rp 400 million (US$26,100).
The company’s Greater Jakarta branch, PLN Disjaya, revealed on Sunday that the scheme was open for the public to accelerate the development of the EV ecosystem.
“[Partners to be] can spend around Rp 400 million [to enter an agreement with us],” said PLN Disjaya business and customer management senior manager Inu Suprianto, as reported by Bisnis.com.
Under the offer, interested investors only need to deposit the sum and PLN will build the SPKLU infrastructure, including the electric battery charger.
PLN offers three packages with different specifications for SPKLU partnerships, namely medium-fast charging with 25-kilowatt capacity, fast charging with 50 kW and ultra-fast charging with 100 or more kW, according to the company’s website.
Inu said the Rp 400 million was enough for the fast-charging package but not the ultra-fast one, as the technology for that required more capital. So far, only five to 10 parties had expressed interest in this partnership, he said.
“There will also be a sharing mechanism,” Inu was quoted as saying by Tempo.co, without divulging details.
