The vision for Subang Smartpolitan, an integrated independent city, is becoming increasingly real. This progress follows the signing of the Toll Road Concession Agreement (PPJT) for the Patimban Access Toll Road in January 2023.
Further solidifying its development, PT Suryacipta Swadaya (Suryacipta), a subsidiary of PT Surya Semesta Internusa Tbk (SSIA), recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with PT PLN (Persero). This agreement ensures the supply and distribution of up to 650 MW of electricity to Subang Smartpolitan, which will be utilized by its tenants.
This collaboration is part of PLN’s co-investment program, designed to provide efficient electricity access to five strategic industries, including industrial areas, smelter industries, and data centers. The partnership was formalized with the signing of Memoranda of Understanding between PLN and its five partners at the PLN Head Office on April 5, 2023.
The agreement between Suryacipta and PLN was signed by Hudaya Arryanto, Managing Director of Suryacipta, and Wilson Effendy, Deputy President Director of Suryacipta & Director of SSIA, along with the Main Director of PLN, Darmawan Prasodjo. Johannes Suriadjaja, President Director of Suryacipta & SSIA, also attended the signing ceremony.
PLN’s Main Director, Darmawan Prasodjo, highlighted the industrial sector as a key pillar of national economic growth. He emphasized that downstreaming processes can significantly boost Indonesia’s GDP by increasing the selling value of mineral commodities. A crucial factor for ensuring industrial sustainability and competitiveness, he noted, is the availability of reliable, efficient, and renewable energy-based electricity.
“Today we will be signing a cooperation with a number of strategic partners to provide electricity,” Darmawan stated. “This cooperation is a collaboration with PT Suryacipta Swadaya to provide electricity for Subang Smartpolitan. This collaboration will act as a prime exhibition on how PLN cooperates, in the form of co-investment, with the private sector within developing areas. On PLN’s end, the form of support in this co-investment is not exclusively the supply of electricity, but will also be through the development of smart solution interconnections. This collaboration will prompt a renewable energy JV and a retail JV that will be used to further enhance the development of smart utilities and connectivity. The total supply of electricity for this area is 650 MW.”
Subang Smartpolitan, a 2,717-hectare integrated township, is envisioned as a vibrant city where economic and social activities thrive. This area will be powered by smart infrastructure designed for efficiency and environmental sustainability. Subang Smartpolitan’s strategic location provides excellent connectivity to major national infrastructures, including the Trans Java Toll Road, Patimban Access Toll Road, Patimban Port, Kertajati International Airport, and both passenger and cargo railway lines.
Hudaya Arryanto, Suryacipta’s Managing Director, stated that this collaboration with PLN is a crucial strategic step, as modern industries demand resilient and green electricity supplies. The signing of this Memorandum of Understanding is one of Suryacipta’s manifestations in realizing the ‘smart, green & sustainable’ concept of the Subang Smartpolitan area.
Beyond securing reliable electricity from PLN’s network, complete with its Renewable Energy Certificate (REC), Suryacipta and PLN plan to form two new subsidiaries: one for the generation of New & Renewable Energy (EBT) and another for the distribution of electricity within Subang Smartpolitan.
“Our potential tenants need clean energy, such as having a Renewable Energy Certificate. Going forward in Subang Smartpolitan, we want to develop a green and sustainable smart grid system together with PLN that will benefit not only us as area managers, but also provide added value to our tenants,” said Hudaya Arryanto.
Hudaya Arryanto further added, “Electricity supply and NRE development in the area, the construction of the Patimban Access Toll Road, and the construction of Phase-1 Subang Smartpolitan are all targeted to be in operation by 2024. So it seems that 2024 will not only be a political year, but also a fruitful year for investment. We are very happy and enthusiastic, and we are ready to work collaborate with PLN to realize this cooperation.”