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YAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The government has decided to expand the PLN free electricity program. This policy was taken to reduce the economic impact of the coronavirus or Covid-19 pandemic.
Free electricity was previously provided to all PLN 450 VA customers, then a 50 percent subsidy to electricity rates for 900 VA customers included in the subsidy category (prepaid customers can be accessed at www.pln .co.id).
In this expansion, the government will release electricity for small business and small industry customers. The scheme, free electricity is granted for 6 months from May to October 2020.
The 6-month free electricity requirements are those entering the Small Scale Commercial (B1) and Small Scale Industry (I1) category of customers with 450 VA power connections, including 500,000 token-based customers (how to get free electricity tokens).
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Later, the free electricity pulses that are already available can be used immediately. Then, for prepaid customers, the free electricity token is implemented with a rate-free scheme of the highest monthly use of the last 3 months (valid from May to October 2020).
PLN ensures that on Sunday (03/05/2020), all the tokens have been sentgenerateTherefore, the benefits of this program are immediately felt in accordance with the government’s objective.
Previously, PLN President Director Zulkifli Zaini said the government’s decision on the free electricity program showed great commitment and concrete, ongoing efforts to protect people from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Therefore, PLN immediately prepared a technical mechanism to release electricity bills for small business (B1) and small scale industry (I1) customers with 450VA power connections.
“It is very clear and clearly illustrates the president’s policy in feeling the suffering and hardship of the people due to the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Zulkifli.
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“Therefore, PLN immediately prepared technical steps for the electricity bill exemption for small business and small industry customers as we completed the bill exemption and the provision of discounts for domestic customers last April,” he said again.
Free electricity for 3 months
A month ago, the government also waived electricity bills for 450 VA household (R1) customers and received a 50 percent discount for subsidized 900 VA household customers. The policy has been completed by PLN within a week since the decision was approved.
“PLN is very enthusiastic and has the full responsibility to fulfill the commitment and translate the government’s concern to protect and help businesses and small industries, so we will take several avenues to get invoices as soon as possible for eligible customers. “Zulkifli explained.
He added that if the exemption and discount for electricity customers in the first phase target households and is valid for 3 months, in this second policy, the government imposes a bill exemption for small businesses and small industries with a duration of up to 6 months.
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“In the second electricity bill exemption program, the duration is longer. We will prepare the technicalities as soon as possible, so that this policy can be felt as soon as possible in accordance with the order of the President,” said Zulkifli.
Currently, the PLN team is preparing a system to include around 500,000 electricity customers in the small business and small token-based industry. The process will take around 12 hours for all customers who are entitled to a free token.
“Our estimate ends one day. Which is available immediately can be used. We make sure that all tokens are shipped on Sunday May 3, 2020generate“So that the program benefits immediately,” he said.
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