Jakarta, March 10 -- State-run electricity company PLN projected that the use of electric vehicles (EVs) during the 2025 Eid al-Fitr period will increase by 500 percent, or to 21,570 vehicles, up from 4,314 vehicles in 2024.

"PLN is ready to fully support people who make the Eid homecoming trip using EVs," PLN Retail and Commerce Director Edi Srimulyanti told ANTARA here on Monday.

To ensure a smooth homecoming journey for EV users, PLN has prepared one thousand Public Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (SPKLUs) on the Trans Java-Sumatra homecoming routes.

Srimulyanti explained that PLN, along with its partners, operates 3,529 SPKLUs distributed across 2,400 locations nationwide.

Specifically, the distribution of SPKLU units includes ...