PONTIANAK – Ministerial Meeting BIMP-EAGA 2022 is held on November 23-26 with West Kalimantan as the host.

PLN of West Kalimantan Province made sure to sustain the electrical reliability during the holding of the 25th Ministerial Meeting of BIMP-EAGA 2022, the sub-regional economic organization of Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines.  

Senior Manager of West Kalimantan PLN UID, Muhammad Choliq Fadli, ensured PLN's readiness to maintain electrical reliability on the four-countries meeting.

"It's not only for the BIMP-EAGA event, but West Kalimantan PLN will also maintain electrical reliability for the event in which the Indonesia Vice President, KH Ma'ruf Amin, will attend in Pontianak," he said.

The Vice President's visit on November 23rd is to attend the 14th Friendship Business Event of Ikatan Saudagar Muslim of Indonesia, and the Signing of Inscription to officially open the Khatuliswa Global Food, which electrical reliability was also ensured by the West Kalimantan PLN.

"We, of course, prepare the electrical reliability for the two events. All of that event is the main PLN's electrical supply. The condition of the devices was also checked today. Furthermore, PLN also prepared generators as a back-up in the event venues," Muhammad Choliq Fadli stated.

He added that according to the plan, there will be four generators that will be put in Qubu Resort, Pontianak Convention Center, Kartika Hotel, and the factory that will be visited by the Vice President. 

Meanwhile, PLN prepared 40 staffs that will standby in the locations to make sure that there will be no electrical problems during the events.