Another joyful moment was delivered by colleagues from the 275 kV Payakumbuh – Garuda Sakti Transmission line project team. This is because on February 14, 2023 it has succeeded in energizing line 2, which is a ground steel wire (GSW), whereas previously, on January 31, 2023, it had succeeded in energizing line 1, which is an optical ground wire (OPGW).

The success of applying voltage to the two 275 kV Payakumbuh – Garuda Sakti TL line circuits located in Kapalo Koto Village, Payakumbuh District, is expected to immediately support system reliability and optimize the 275 kV Payakumbuh – Perawang SUTET Transmission which spans 2 provinces, namely West Sumatra (Payakumbuh ) and Riau Province (Perawang) and is the backbone of the Sumatra transmission line.

Our appreciation goes to the project team in the field led by Charles GP Siburian as the Project Manager (PM). Hopefully this spirit of success will spread to other projects.