Regulatory Comments

by Andre Susanto

Subject Rooftop Solar PV Draft Regulation July 27 2018

Date 01 August 2018
Document Audience Public

TO DO LIST: Due Date PIC

Executive summary The spirit of the regulation is to provide a framework for those PLN
customers who wish to reduce their monthly bills using solar PV
systems. Selling electricity to PLN is not encouraged, but the focus is
rather for self-consumption of solar PV generated energy.

The key purpose of the regulation is to allow for excess energy to be

sent to the grid. This is the biggest reason that the regulation has a
multiplier value for the credit of each kwh sent to the grid. For low
voltage consumers that are paying “non-subsidized” rates, the
multiplier value is roughly 0.7.

Consumers with storage will be able to store the excess energy

rather than send it on to the grid with a lower value as a credit to
their future grid electricity usage. Unfortunately the price of storage
is not yet at parity with PLN’s consumer tariff, even the most
expensive consumer group (low voltage connections) at
US$0.10/kWh

Without a clear guidance in the regulation under which PLN is

allowed to reject the rooftop solar PV installation applications, the
effectiveness of this regulation to increase the adoption of rooftop
solar PV in Indonesia is questionable.

The maximum limit of the capacity is 90% from each consumer’s

subscribed power. Although it is unclear whether the limit is based
on the kWp of the solar panels installed (DC power) or the kW/kVA
of the inverter installed (AC power).

The scheme is net metering, where self-consumption of the energy is

prioritized to reduce the consumer’s grid energy use. The excess
energy is then valued as a kWh credit after multiplied by a factor
according to the national average electricity cost of generation and
the consumer’s applicable tariff.

It is unclear in the regulation whether the kWh credit is accumulated

every day and then the new credit value applied at each month for

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that month’s bill, or whether the kWh credit is applied each day, or
whether it is applied in real-time.

It is unclear whether the certificate of operational readiness (SLO)

applies for the household installation or for the power plant.
According to the prevailing regulations, there are SLO categories for
power plants, distribution, transmission and building installation.
There was also talk about rooftop PV installations up to 25kW (again
unclear whether this is kWp (DC) or kW/kVA (AC)) not requiring new
SLOs. There is no mention of this in the regulation, but it is
expected that this will be the implementation reality.

With predominantly (91.9%) household consumers, and only 5.26%

industrial consumers, and 2.4% social institutions and government
consumers, the largest potential pool of rooftop solar PV consumers
are the residential sector. However, the residential consumers only
make up 42% (94,457 GWh) of all energy sold by PLN. Industrial
consumers purchased 32.4% (72,238 GWh) of all energy sold, and
businesses make up 18.7% (41,695 GWh). 1GWp of solar panels
installed on average will produce less than 1,600 GWh of electricity
annually. This is less than 0.72% of PLN’s total energy sales in 2017
(223,134 GWh). There is no reason for PLN to be feel threatened by
even the installation of 1GWp of solar panels. Source: PLN 2017

With 1GWp of solar panels installed and an average PPA tariff of

US$0.10/kWh (Rp 1,450/kWh), the total annual expenditure for the
PPA is US$160,000,000. If this is all funded by an increase to the
consumer tariff, the increase required across all consumers will be
less than US$0.072/kWh (or an increase of Rp 10.4/kWh).

How much excess energy from household installations can there be?
This can be as much as 95% per day if the houses are empty during
the day. Most empty houses will only have refrigerators (with the
compressors typically running at 30-50% duty cycle) continuously
drawing power. This daily excess power will be valued at 0.7:1 for
most residential consumers. For industrial customers, if they’re
allowed, they will likely have 28% of their annual energy production
as excess energy (based on little to no activities on the weekends
and holidays).

Industrial consumers are specifically excluded from this regulation

because of the perceived impact to PLN’s grid operations and
budget. Most industrial consumers are already connected to PLN
with 20kV lines. Potentially the rooftop areas of many industrial
consumers are enough to install more than 1MWp up to several

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MWp. This may require an interconnection study and therefore one

of the reasons this consumer group is excluded from this regulation.
Menimbang: This sentence is the basis of the purpose of this regulation.
a. … oleh pelanggan PT
Peruusahaan Listrik Negara “untuk kepentingan sendiri” = For self consumption
(Persero) untuk kepentingan
sendiri This leaves no ambiguity to the market segment this regulation is
aimed at; which is those interested to install rooftop solar PV
Considering: systems for their own use/self-consumption
a. … by PT PLN consumers for
self consumption Recommendation: Clarify that the regulation is to purposely limit the
reach of the regulation to these consumer types
Menimbang:
b. … perlu diatur tata cara
pemasangan, transaksi dan
besaran perhitungan nilai
energi listrik dari …

Considering:
a. … necessary to regulate the
installation procedures,
transactions and the
calculated value of the
electrical energy from …
Pasal 1 Ayat 1: In this definition of rooftop PV systems, what about the cases where
… modul fotovoltaik yang dapat the building owner is not the PLN consumer? An example would be
dipasang dan diletakkan pada leased or rented buildings. Does this mean if the owner wants to
atap, dinding, atau bagian lain install it, they would be unable to if they’re not the PLN consumer?
dari bangunan milik konsumen And vice versa
PT PLN (Persero) serta
menyalurkan … Recommendation: change the wording to “…buildings whose
electricity supply include legal connections to PLN …”
Article 1 Paragraph 1:
… PV module that can be
installed and located on the
roof, wall, or other parts of the
building owned by PT PLN’s
consumers and distributing …
Pasal 1 Ayat 3: This means that the industrial sector is not included in this
Konsumen PT PLN (Persero) regulation. Keeping consistent with the spirit of the regulation in
adalah setiap orang atau badan that rooftop solar PV systems in this context is only for self-
usaha atau badan/lembaga consumption. Industrial sectors are capable of installing larger sized
lainnya yang secara sah rooftop solar PV systems that may require an interconnection study
menggunakan tenaga listrik dari for implementation.
instalasi tenaga listrik

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PT PLN (Persero), kecuali sektor
industri.
Article 1 Paragraph 3:
PT PLN consumers are everyone
or business entities or other
institutions who are legally
using electricity from PLN’s
electrical installations, except
the industrial sector
Pasal 1 Ayat 6:
… yang tercatat pada meter
kWh Ekspor-Impor dan nilainya
telah dikonversi dengan …
Article 1 Paragraph 6:
--- as recorded on the export-
import kWh meter and the
value has been converted by …
Pasal 1 Ayat 10:
… yang diberi hak untuk
melakukan sertifikasi instalasi
pemanfaatan tenaga listrik
tegangan rendah.
Article 1 Paragraph 10:
… given the authority to
perform installation
certification for low voltage
building electrical utilities
Pasal 2 ayat 2:
… sesuai dengan diagram yang
tercantum dalam Lampiran I
yang merupakan bagian tidak
terpisahkan dari Peraturan
Menteri ini.
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Recommendation: add 1-2 sentences to explain the reasoning of the
industrial sector exclusion
On a technical execution level, recording a converted value instead of
the real value of the energy will require a meter that can be adjusted
for a multiplier value. Most meters can easily record the real value
of energy, but not many has an adjustment for a multiplier to show
the converted value. Is PLN ready with these meters to be deployed?
Recommendation: clarify how the kWh will be recorded and how the
multiplier value will be applied. An example would be that the kWh
meter records the real energy value and then the multiplier value
applied and recorded on the monthly statement
Bagaimana dengan sertifikasi instalasi pembangkitan untuk PLTS
nya? Tidak ada definisi LIT yang di sebutkan untuk sertifikasi
instalasi pembangkitan nya. Jika LIT-TR akan di sebut, mengapa LIT-
Pembangkitan tidak di sebut?
Rekomendasi: Tambah satu ayat untuk menyebutkan LIT-
Pembangkitan
By law (Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources regulation), a
certificate of operational readiness is required for transmissions,
distributions, power plants, and building electrical utilities. They’re
separate certificates and different inspection institutions are
authorized only for specific certificates (multiples are possible). This
article only mentions the certification for the building electrical
utilities whereas rooftop solar PV systems require a certificate for
power plants.
Recommendation: change the sentence to “… given the authority to
perform installation certification for power plants
Will this annex be binding and has to be followed to the letter
(diagram). In other words, will the rooftop solar PV systems that this
regulation applies are only the ones that follow the scheme in the
diagram? In practice, rooftop solar PV systems have various
technical arrangements that may not be covered in the diagram.
There are AC-coupled vs DC-coupled. There are string inverters vs.
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Article 2 Paragraph 2:
… according to the diagram
included on Annex I that is an
inseparable part of this
regulation.
Pasal 2 Ayat 3:
… tidak dikategorikan sebagai
operasi paralel.
Article 2 Paragraph 3:
… not categorized as a parallel
operation.
Note: this refers to the parallel
charge regulation by MEMR in
Regulation 1/2017
Pasal 2 Ayat 4:
… memiliki besaran nilai yang
dapat ditransaksikan kepada PT
PLN (Persero)
Article 2 Paragraph 4:
… has a value that can be
transacted to PT PLN (Persero)
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micro inverters. With and without storage. All in one energy
management systems are also available.
Ini sudah bagus, arti nya pelanggan PLN yang akan memasang PLTS
atap tidak akan kena biaya operasi Paralel seperti mana di tampilkan
dalam Permen ESDM 1/2017. Tapi dengan Pasal 1 Ayat 3 dari draft
ini di mana sector Industri di perkecualikan, maka Pelanggan PLN
yang akan memasang PLTS atap dari sector industry masih akan di
kenakan biaya operasi parallel. Ini sangat merugikan mereka and
mendiskriminasikan sector industry untuk meningkatkan pemakaian
EBT. Padahal dorongan paling tinggi berasal dari sector industry
Rekomendasi: hilangkan kata kata “sector industry” di pasal 1 ayat 3
This is good news, which means all of the eligible solar PV system
owners under this regulation are not subject to MEMR regulation
1/2017 about the monthly parallel charge (equivalent to 40 hours x
name plate capacity x applicable tariff). But when the industrial
sector is excluded from this regulation, it means they’ll still be subject
to the parallel charge. For the non-technical readers of this
document, the monthly parallel charge amounts to 25-30% of the
monthly yield of a typical solar PV systems. This amounts to
discriminating against the industrial sector from utilizing renewable
energy. What this means is that the sector more likely to be able to
install a lot of rooftop solar PV systems and rapidly help the
Indonesian government achieve its targets are crippled from doing
so.
Apa yang dimaksud besaran? apakah terdapat standar? kalau tidak
di definisikan, akan sangat ambigu dan menimbulkan ketidakpastian
di kemudian hari
Apa arti nya dan definisi dari “dapat ditransaksikan”? Apakah ini
akan bisa dapat uang dari PLN? Apakah ini hanya skema kredit yang
di jelaskan dalam peraturan Menteri ini?
What does “value” mean? How will it be calculated and what
standard will be used? If there is no definition, this will be
ambiguous and can cause uncertainties in the future.
What does “can be transacted” mean? Will this mean monetary
transaction from PLN? Or is it only the credit scheme explained in
this regulation?
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Pasal 3:
… wajib mengikuti Standar
Nasional Indonesia atau
Standar Internasional atau
Standar PLN yang berlaku.
Article 3:
… required to comply to
Indonesian National Standards
or International Standards or
applicable PLN standards
Pasal 4:
Kapasitas Sistem PLTS Atap
pada pelanggan dibatasi paling
tinggi 90% …
Article 3:
Consumer’s rooftop solar PV
system capacity is limited up to
90% …
Pasal 5:
Transaksi kredit energi listrik
dari Sistem PLTS Atap dilakukan
… What is the definition of “credit” or “electricity energy credit”? It is
Article 5:
Electricity energy credit
transaction from the rooftop
solar PV …
Pasal 5 Ayat 2:
jumlah energi listrik yang
diimpor diperhitungkan dengan
menggunakan nilai kWh yang
tercatat pada meter kWh impor
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Apakah PLN sudah publish Standar PLN yang berlaku? Di mana bisa
di download? Juga apakah kalau satu system memenuhi standar
international tapi tidak memenuhi SNI atau standar PLN masih di
perbolehkan? Dengan kalimat ini, maka jawaban nya adalah iya,
masih di perbolehkan.
Rekomendasi: wajibkan PLN untuk publish standar PLN yang berlaku
yang bisa di download oleh umum, EBTKE publikasi kan daftar SNI
atau Standard International yang di perbolehkan. Sangat perlu di
tuangkan dalam lampiran peraturan ini.
Will PLN publish the applicable PLN standards? Where can it be
downloaded? Will the compliance to any of the three mentioned
standards be accepted? What about mixed compliance within the
system?
Recommendation: require PLN to publish applicable PLN standards
that can be downloaded by the public, and DGNREEC publish a list of
SNI and/or International standards that apply. This list is required in
the annex of this regulation
Apa definisi kapasitas system?
Rekomendasi: Yang paling cocok adalah kapasitas inverter yang di
pasang dalam hitungan Watt-AC karena ini adalah batas daya yang
akan di terima oleh jaringan PLN dari PLTS atap
What is the definition of “system capacity”?
Recommendation: The most appropriate definition is the installed
inverter’s capacity in Watt-AC. This is the limit of the power that can
be sent by the system to PLN’s network from the rooftop solar PV
system
Apa definisi kredit, atau kredit energi listrik? Walaupun di jelaskan
di pasal selanjutnya, apakah perlu untuk di jelaskan terlebih dahulu?
explained in the next paragraph, but this would be better explained
in the definition
Kalimat ini bertentangan dengan Pasal 1 Ayat 6 di mana definisi
“kwh Impor” adalah: jumlah energi listrik yang diterima oleh sistem
jaringan PT PLN (Persero) dari sistem instalasi Pelanggan yang
tercatat pada meter kWh Ekspor-Impor dan nilainya telah
dikonversi.
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dikali Faktor Konversi kWh
Impor, dengan formula sebagai
berikut:
Nilai kWh Impor = Faktor
Konversi x kWh Impor
Article 5 Paragraph 2:
Amount of electricity energy
that is imported is calculated by
using the kWh value recorded
on the import kWh meter
multiplied by the import kWh
Conversion Factor, with the
following formula:
Value of imported kWh =
Conversion Factor x Imported
kWh
Pasal 5 ayat 4:
setiap akhir periode tagihan
bulanan berjalan, nilai kWh
energi listrik yang diimpor akan
diaplikasikan secara kredit
kepada biaya tagihan listrik
Pelanggan;
Article 5 Paragraph 4:
At the end of the monthly billing
period, the electricity energy
value of imported kWh will be
applied as credit to the
consumer’s electricity bill
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Di formula pasal 5 ayat 2, kwh import yang di kalikan factor konversi
bisa di definisikan seperti di Pasal 1 Ayat 6, arti nya “TELAH DI
KONVERSI”. Jadi Nilai KWh Impor = Faktor konversi x kwh import
(yang telah di konversi). Ini menjadi double counting nilai konversi.
Rekomendasi: Di Pasal 1 Ayat 6 kwh impor sudah di definisikan.
Dalam pasal 5 ayat 2 formula perlu di ubah menjadi Nilai kwh impor
= factor konversi x kwh yang di terima oleh jaringan PLN
This article is in the opposite of the definition in Paragraph 1 Article 6
where it states that “imported kWh” is: amount of electricity energy
received by PT PLN (Persero)’s network system from the consumer
system installation that is recorded in the export-import kWh meter
and the value has been converted.
In the formula of Paragraph 5 Article 2, imported kWh that has been
multiplied by a conversion factor can be defined in Paragraph 1
Article 6, which is “has been converted”. So: Value of imported kWh
= Conversion Factor x imported kWh (that has been converted). This
can be interpreted as double counting of the conversion value.
Recommendation: In Paragraph 1 Article 6, Imported kWh has been
defined. In Paragraph 5 Article 2, the formula should be changed to
be: Value of imported kWh = conversion factor x kwh received by PT
PLN (Persero’s) network system
Ini juga kalimat yang masih ambigu. Di pasal 1 ayat 6 sudah di
definisikan bahwa “kwh impor” adalah nilai kwh yang sudah di
konversi kan. Nilai kwh energi listrik yang di impor bisa menjadi
definisi lain, ya itu nilai kWh energi listrik yang di terima oleh
jaringan PLN sebelum di konversikan
Rekomendasi: gunakan kalimat “kwh import” seperti di definisikan
pada Pasal 1 ayat 6 (JIKA PLN bisa membuktikan bahwa meteran PLN
Ekspor-Impor bisa menampilkan nilai kwh yang telah di konversikan”
This is still a little bit ambiguous due to the inconsistent use of the
terms. There are already previous definitions of “imported kWh”
(already converted). The “value of imported kWh” can be a different
definition since the wording is not consistent. This new wording can
be literally defined as the kWh value of the electricity energy received
by PLN’s network prior to the Conversion Factor
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Pasal 5 ayat 4:
setiap akhir periode tagihan
bulanan berjalan, nilai kWh
energi listrik yang diimpor akan
diaplikasikan secara kredit
kepada biaya tagihan listrik
Pelanggan;
Article 5 Paragraph 4:
At the end of each monthly
billing cycle, the kWh value of
electricity energy imported will
be applied as credit to the
consumer’s electricity billing
amount
Pasal 5 ayat 5:
transaksi kWh kredit energi
listrik sebagaimana dimaksud
pada ayat (4) dihitung dengan
formula sebagai berikut:
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Ini juga masih ambigu dalam arti nilai kwh impor (sesuai dengan
definisi Pasal 1 Ayat 6, “telah dikonversikan”) belum bernilai rupiah.
Sedangkan biaya tagihan Pelanggan telah bernilai rupiah. Walaupun
pasal 5 ayat 5 dan pasal 5 ayat 6 adalah penjelasan lanjutan, kalimat
di ayat ini tidak jelas pengartian nya
Rekomendasi: pasal ini perlu klarifikasi bahwa biaya tagihan
Pelanggan bisa di kurangi senilai kWh impor di kalikan nilai TDL
(menjadi nilai rupiah) dan ini di berikan secara kredit kepada biaya
tagihan (dalam nilai rupiah) pelanggan. Tetapi jika ini yang di
inginkan, pasal 5 ayat 5 perlu di hapus
Rekomendasi ke 2: pasal ini perlu klarifikasi bahwa biaya tagihan
pelanggan bisa di kurangi dengan pengurangan kWh ekspor pada
bulan itu di kurangi dengan kredit yang tersedia pada bulan itu. Dan
biaya tagihan kan masih berlaku sesuai peraturan (termasuk biaya
tagihan minimum walaupun kWh ekspor yang tercatat sudah
menjadi nol karena nilai kredit kwh impor)
This is another ambiguity in the meaning of “kWh value of electricity
energy imported”, which has been defined previously. The kWh
value of electricity defined so far are not in monetary value but
rather in kWh. Whereas the “billing amount” is already in monetary
value. How can these two values be credited in a single bill? The
clarification only comes in the next article and this can be confusing.
Recommendation: Rewording to clarify that the consumer billing
amount can be reduced to equivalent value of imported kWh
multiplied by applicable consumer tariff (becoming a monetary value
in Rupiah) and applied as credit to the consumer billing amount (as a
monetary value in Rupiah). In this case, Article 5 Paragraph 5 can be
deleted
Recommendation #2: This Paragraph can be clarified that the
consumer billing amount can be reduced by reducing the exported
kWh for the same month with the kWh credit available for that
month. The consumer billing amount will then still apply according
to the prevailing regulation (including monthly minimum charge even
if the export kWh value recorded is already zero due to the imported
kWh value credit).
Tidak ada kalimat “transaksi kWh kredit energi listrik” di ayat 4
Rekomendasi: Ubah ayat 4 menjadi “… akan di aplikasikan secara
transaksi kwh kredit energi listrik yang menjadi acuan biaya tagihan
listrik pelanggan”
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Tagihan Listrik Pelanggan (kWh) There is no sentence mentioning “transaction for electricity energy’s
= Jumlah kWh ekspor – kWh credit” in the previous paragraph
Nilai kWh Impor
Recommendation: Change the previous paragraph to: “… will be
Article 5 Paragraph 5: applied as kWh transaction of electricity energy credit that will be
Transaction for electricity the reference value for the consumer electricity billing amount
energy’s kWh credit as
mentioned in Paragraph (4) is
calculated with the following
formula:
Consumer billing amount (kWh)
= Exported kWh Amount –
Imported kWh Value
Pasal 5 ayat 7: Perlu menyamakan kata kata dengan definisi di Pasal 1 ayat 6
dalam hal terjadi nilai kredit menjadi “kwh impor”
energi listrik yang diimpor lebih
besar dari jumlah kWh ekspor Need to be consistent with the definition in Article 1 Paragraph 6 to
maka selisih lebih akan be “imported kWh”
dikreditkan sebagai pengurang
tagihan bulan berikutnya;

Article 5 Paragraph 7:
In case the electricity energy
credit value imported is larger
than the amount of the
exported kWh then the
difference will be credited to
reduce the next month’s bill
Pasal 5 ayat 9:
… periode tagihan bulan Juni
dan Desember maka akan
dinihilkan dan perhitungan
kredit akan dimulai kembali
pada periode tagihan listrik
bulan Juli dan Januari
Article 5 Paragraph 9:
… In the June and December
billing cycles will be reset to
zero and the credit
accumulation will start new in
the billing cycles of July and
January
Mengapa bulan Juni juga dinihilkan? Ini akan membuat pelanggan
malah kan boros listrik untuk menggunakan kredit yang masih ada.
Apakah ESDM/EBTKE akan mendukung pemborosan pemakaian
listrik? Kalau ini kan mau nya PLN (dan utility company dengan
pemikiran business masih jaman purba in general), bahwa
pelanggan menggunakan listrik sebanyak mungkin.
Memperjelas format:
apabila kredit yang terakumulasi masih tersisa setelah perhitungan
pada periode tagihan bulan Juni dan Desember maka:
a. akan dinihilkan dan
b. perhitungan kredit akan dimulai kembali pada periode
tagihan listrik bulan Juli dan Januari
Why reset the credit accumulation in June also? This will make the
consumers be incentivized to waste the energy to use up the
available credits. Is MEMR suggesting and supporting wasteful use
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Pasal 6 ayat 2:
Persyaratan administrasi
sebagaimana dimaksud pada
ayat (1) adalah paling sedikit
memuat Nomor Identitas
Pelanggan PT PLN (Persero);
Article 6 Paragraph 2:
Administrative requirements
mentioned in Paragraph (1) at a
minimum include PLN’s
customer number
Pasal 6 ayat 3:
Persyaratan teknis
sebagaimana dimaksud pada
ayat (1) adalah paling sedikit
memuat :
a. besaran daya terpasang
Sistem PLTS Atap dan spesifikasi
teknis peralatan yang akan
dipasang; dan
b. diagram satu garis;
Article 6 Paragaph 3:
Technical requirement as
mentioned in Paragaph (1) at a
minimum include:
a. Value of the solar PV
system’s installed capacity
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companies with cave man business mentality), that their consumers
use as much electricity as possible.
Clarify the format:
When the accumulated credit is left over after the calculation of the
billing cycles in June and December therefore:
a. Accumulated credit will be reset to zero
b. Credit accumulation will start again in the next billing cycles
of July and January
Apakah ini berarti di form lampiran 2, pelanggan hanya perlu
melampirkan nomor identitas pelanggan? Ini bertentangan dengan
pasal 6 ayat 4 yang merupakan cara permohonan. Dan juga apakah
PLN akan nanti menambahkan persyaratan administrasi? Atau
EBTKE akan nanti menambahkan persyaratan administrasi? Atau
DJK akan nanti menambahak persyaratan administrasi? Kalimat Ini
akan membuat tidak jelas nya proses permohonan
Does this mean in the form Annex 2, the consumer only needs to fill
in the PLN customer number and the rest can be ignored? This is in
opposition to Article 6 Paragraph 4 which is how to request the
permit. Will there be additional administrative requirements by PLN
since this is the “minimum”? Or will there be additional
administrative requirements by EBTKE? What will this be? Will it be
difficult requirements? Will there be transparency on how and what
additional requirements can/will be? What about directorate
general of electricity, will they add more requirements? This
sentence makes it unclear what the process is/could be to request
the permit. Who is responsible AND authorized to issue additional
requirements?
Ini bertentangan dengan pasal 6 ayat 4 yang merupakan cara
permohonan. Dan juga apakah PLN akan nanti menambahkan
persyaratan teknis? Atau EBTKE akan nanti menambahkan
persyaratan teknis? Atau DJK akan nanti menambahak persyaratan
teknis? Ini akan membuat tidak jelas nya proses permohonan
Juga sebaik nya ada definisi diagram satu garis, harus mencakup apa
saja, apakah hanya module PV dan inverter saja? Termasuk sampai
ke meteran PLN? Termasuk penangkal petir (jika ada) dan
pembumian? Termasuk perangkat pengaman (surge protection,
MCB, dll)? Termasuk merek dan model dari perangkat yang tertera?
This is also in opposition to Article 6 Paragraph 4 about the process
to request the installation permit. Who is responsible and authorized
to issue additional requirements since this is only the “minimum”,
which implies there could be additional ones.
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and the equipment’s
technical specifications
b. Single line diagram
Pasal 6 ayat 4:
Permohonan sebagaimana
dimaksud pada ayat (1)
disampaikan kepada PT PLN
(Persero) sesuai dengan format
yang tercantum dalam
Lampiran II yang merupakan
bagian tidak terpisahkan dari
Peraturan Menteri ini.
Article 6 Paragraph 4:
Request as mentioned in
Paragraph (1) submitted to PT
PLN (Persero) according to the
format as attached in Annex II
that is an inseparable part of
the regulation
Pasal 6 ayat 7:
Penolakan PT PLN (Persero)
sebagaimana dimaksud pada
ayat (6) diberikan dalam hal
permohonan pembangunan
dan pemasangan sistem PLTS
Atap oleh Konsumen PT PLN
(Persero) tidak memenuhi
persyaratan administrasi dan
teknis.
Article 6 Paragraph 7:
Rejection by PT PLN (Persero) as
mentioned in Paragraph (6) is
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What is the definition of single line diagram, what does it have to
contain? Just the PV modules and the inverter? Including PLN’s
meters? Does it have to contain the safety equipment (lightning
arrester, surge protection), grounding, MCB and fuses, blocking and
bypass diodes at the string level, etc? Does it include the brand and
model of each equipment listed?
Apakah ini merupakan cara permohonan yang lengkap? Bahwa jika
lampiran II sudah di lengkapi dan sudah di berikan kepaad PT PLN,
pasti akan di tanggapi? Bagaimana dengan cc permohonan kepada
EBTKE untuk bisa di monitor? EBTKE butuh tahu berapa pemohon
yang telah mengajukan permohonan dan berapa yang di terima dan
berapa yang di tolak.
Rekomendasi – permohonan ini di buat secara online dan bisa di
akses oleh PLN dan EBTKE dan pemohon sehingga process bisa
transparen dan EBTKE bisa monitor dan evaluasi dampak dari
peraturan ini dalam peningkatan penggunaan PLTS atap
Is this the complete request process? If a consumer fills in the form
in Annex II and submitted to PLN, the consumer can expect a
transparent and expedient response? What about copying the
request documents to DGNREEC and creating a process for DGNREEC
to monitor and evaluate the performance of this regulation.
DGNREEC needs to know and monitor how many requests were
submitted and how many were accepted and how many were
rejected.
Recommendation – this request process is made to be online and can
be accessed by PLN and DGNREEC and the requester, so the process
can be transparent. This will also allow EBTKE to monitor and
evaluate the effect of this regulation on the increase of rooftop solar
PV use
Artinya selama permohonan memenuhi syarat administrasi dan
teknis yang di tentukan, pasti akan di perbolehkan untuk memasang
PLTS atap? Apakah Pasal 6 ayat 2, ayat 3 dan ayat 4 sudah menjadi
prasyarat permohonan yang lengkap?
Juga di perlukan kewajiban dari PLN dalam hal penolakan, untuk
memberi alasan yang jelas dan dapat di perbaiki oleh pemohon
This means that as long as the request meets the administrative and
technical requirements that have been set, the request will be
granted to install rooftop solar PV systems? Will the contents of
Article 6 Paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 already used as the complete
requirements for the permit request?
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given in the case that the
request for PLN consumer’s
rooftop solar PV installation
does not meet the
administrative and technical
requirements
Pasal 7 Ayat 2:
Pembangunan dan pemasangan
Sistem PLTS Atap sebagaimana
dimaksud pada ayat (1) wajib
dilakukan oleh Badan Usaha
pembangunan dan pemasangan.
Article 7 Paragraph 2:
Rooftop Solar PV Installation as
mentioned in Paragraph (1)
must be performed by a
business entity licensed for
construction and installation
Pasal 8 ayat 1:
Instalasi Sistem PLTS Atap wajib
memiliki Sertifikat Laik Operasi
(SLO) dari Lembaga Inspeksi
Teknis yang terakreditasi sesuai
dengan ketentuan peraturan
perundang-undangan.
Pasal 9:
Sistem PLTS Atap harus
mengikuti ketentuan peraturan
perundang-undangan di bidang
penggunaan barang/jasa dalam
negeri.
Rooftop solar PV system must
follow the regulatory provisions
of the law for local content of
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Also needed is the requirement for PLN, when they reject the
application, to give clear reasoning that can be fixed by the
requester. The reasoning must be transparent and not vague.
Perlu di definisikan Badan Usaha Pembangunan dan Pemasangan
karena ada SIUJK (Surat Ijin Usaha Jasa Konstruksi) dengan sub
bidang Pembangkit Tenaga Listrik Energi Baru dan Terbarukan dan
ada juga SBU (Surat Badan Usaha) Pembangunan dan Pemasangan
yang khusus dari DJK.
There needs to be a definition for “business entity licensed for
construction and installation” because there are multiple business
licenses. One is called SIUJK (Construction Business Permit) with sub-
field New and Renewable Energy Power Plant. Another is called SBU
(Business entity license) Construction and Installation specifically
from DGE (Directorate General of Electricity)
Karena LIT-pembangkitan tidak di sebut dan hanya LIT-TR, maka ini
membingungkan, SLO yang mana yang di wajibkan? Apakah SLO
pemanfaatan TR atau SLO pembangkitan yang di wajibkan?
Jika LIT pembangkitan adalah yang di haruskan, ada beberapa
masalah:
- Biaya SLO pembangkitan belum ada ada standard, apa lagi
untuk PLTS atap.
- Hanya sedikit LIT (4) yang terakreditasi atau tertunjuk untuk
bisa mengeluarkan SLO pembangkitan PLTS dalam daftar
DJK (https://slodjk.esdm.go.id/lit/index?page=2)
Kata kata Lembaga Inspeksi Teknis yang terakreditasi ini
mengartikan bahwa LIT yang di tunjuk oleh Menteri tidak bisa
mengeluarkan SLO PLTS Atap yang akan di terima oleh PLN.
Sedangkan di system pengesahan LIT, ada 2 cara: terakreditasi dan
penunjukan (ditetapkan oleh Menteri)
kalau pakainya kata mengutamakan berarti tidak perlu kata “harus”.
Currently this ambiguous as we look at the law itself. Well by literal
and legal definition as we look at and follow the definitions as has
been stated by the supreme court, it’s clear that local content
requirements only apply when state funds are used (in various forms
such as foreign loans, grants, etc)
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materials, components, and

services

Pasal 12: Artinya pelanggan yang sudah melakukan investasi berdasarkan

Bagi Konsumen PT PLN
(Persero) yang telah memasang
Sistem PLTS Atap sebelum
Peraturan Menteri ini
diundangkan, transaksi kredit
mengikuti ketentuan dalam
Peraturan Menteri ini.
peraturan sebelum nya (kepdir PLN) akan di rubah contract nya
sesuai dengan peraturan Menteri ini.
This means that previous consumers that have invested their money
based on previous regulation (PLN Director’s decision) will have a
different condition than when they first started. While there has not
been any contracts previously, can this be a legal issue later on?

Article 12:
For the consumers of PLN that
have installed rooftop solar PV
systems prior to this regulation
is active, the credit transactions
will follow this ministerial
regulation

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