Surabaya, East Java, March 25 -- Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has said that at least 3,500 public electric vehicle charging stations (SPKLUs) will operate optimally across Indonesia to serve Eid al-Fitr homecoming travelers.

"We have readied around 3,500 SPKLUs with a spacing of 26 kilometers," he informed here on Tuesday.

According to Lahadalia, the distance between SPKLUs has been set at 26 kilometers to make it easier for people to charge their vehicles during the homecoming trip.

He said that the optimization of the number of SPKLUs and their operation have been carried out in line with electric car usage in Indonesia, which has increased by about five to six times.

State-owned electricity company PLN is ...