Powering the Way: BNI and PLN Install Two General Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Jakarta

JAKARTADAILY.ID – PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. or BNI is supported by PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) or PLN to become a pioneer in the banking industry as a financial institution that operates two General Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (SPKLU).

BNI builds two SPKLUs at once in its working environment. In addition to the BNI Head Office, also at the BNI Pejompongan Tower, Jalan Pejompongan Raya, Jakarta.

"This step is a joint commitment between BNI and PLN to proactively support the electric vehicle ecosystem in Indonesia. We are also proud to say that BNI is the first bank in Indonesia to use the SPKLU Partnership Investor Own Investor Operate (IO2) cooperation scheme from PLN," said BNI President Director Royke Tumilaar, in a press statement, Tuesday, July 19, 2022.

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Royke conveyed that the construction of the SPKLU was a concrete step for BNI to encourage the acceleration of the use of Battery-Based Electric Motorized Vehicles (KBLBB) in Indonesia which would have a positive impact on the environment.

Through this scheme, PLN acts as the SPKLU business owner and partners as business partners. The SPKLU Partnership IO2 scheme consists of three packages, namely the Medium Charger Package, the Fast Charger Package, and the Ultra Fast Charger Package.

With this program, PLN provides ease of ownership services as well as licensing arrangements for partners to be able to run businesses and improve the SPKLU ecosystem.

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This is also in line with that BNI as the first bank to provide a Payment channel (in this case a Debit Card Payment Gateway) in the PLN Mobile Application for payments for charging electric vehicles using PLNs SPKLU.

The construction of the SPKLU strengthens BNI's position as a company that deserves a high rating on the ESG assessment from MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International). BNI's current rating is A and is the highest rating among Indonesian banks.

As the holder of the best MSCI rating, BNI is not complacent. Prior to this, the Company has also issued green bonds worth Rp5 trillion which is prepared to strengthen environmental-based financing.

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The SPKLU unit which was inaugurated has 3 (three) types of chargers, namely AC type with a power of 22 kilo Watts (kW), DC CHAdeMo with a power of 25 kW, and DC CCS2 with a power of 25 kW.

The AC type is usually used for electric cars from European manufacturers, while the DC CHAdeMo type is for electric cars from Asian and American manufacturers, while the DC CCS2 type is a combination with the fast charging category.