PLN installs new transformer at Pagar Alam substation

Sate owned electricity firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) (Persero) announced on Wednesday it has installed a new transformer ? a 30 MVA type ? at the 150 kV substation in Pagar Alam, South Sumatra as part of its efforts to improve the quality of its service in the region.

The Pagar Alam substation functions to cannel power to the Sumatra power grid. With the 30 MVA already installed, the quality of power received by customers in the region will be improved and more reliable, the firm said.

Previously, the substation is equipped with two transformers of 10 MVA and 15 MVA types respectively. As load increased, problem immediately occurred anytime one of the transformers was broken as the other one could not carry the load. As a result, PLN imposed rotation blackout, causing disappointment among customers.

The new 30 MVA transformer replaces the old 10 MVA transformer. ?The 30 MVA transformer is a kind of present from PLN to its customers as it help the firm to provide the best service to them,? PLN?s Senior Public Relation Manager Agung Murdifi said.

Editing by Johannes Simbolon