Electricity Bill Increases Sharply , Commission IV DPRD Riau Will Immediately Call PLN

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Riau IV DPRD commission member IV Almainis asked the government in this case PLN to explain to the public what their reasons were for raising the electricity bill to 100 percent.

"As a citizen, I do not agree with the electricity tariffs going up. Because it is very burdensome for small communities. For this reason, we ask that PLN be postponed and reviewed the policy," Alamainis said when linked to Riau24. com. Friday 5 June 2020.

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Alaminis assesses that the electricity bill collapsed from a reasonable limit is indeed very painful for the people at this time during the co-19 pandemic that has not ended yet the economy has not run yet the people are even burdened by surges in electricity bills. For this reason, her party will soon call on PLN to ask questions about this issue.

"There is a plan we call PLN, but we will tell the leaders first, because the beginning of the fasting room the chamber has already called but not yet because the covid protocol must not be busy so we wait for this safe situation first," she explained.

Separated PLN Riau Region when confirmed only asked the public to check through the facilities that have been provided by PLN or by contacting the PLN 123 call center, through a mobile application, or can also go to the PLN ULP such as in Pekanbaru on Soekarno Hatta street.

"But the requirement is to bring the last meter record number so that we can find out why the information is swollen than usual. Because in PLN there is a historical record of the account whether the usage is in accordance with the bill or error. PT PLN (Persero) Riau Territory Main Unit and Riau Islands Tajuddin Nur through its staff Deni. Friday 5 June 2020.

Deni also explained that for bills in March, April and May that surged, he explained that the customer's bill (electricity account) mechanism was billed based on average usage for the last 3 months because PLN followed the Covid-19 disaster protocol.

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"So that it could be that the bill is smaller / bigger than the real / actual usage at the customer's house. It means that in this case there is still a difference in the invoice that has not been fully charged.

"It was only in June that officers began recording again by coming directly to the plots / house. So that the actual usage was as stated on the kwh meter booth. Which on average was found to be far greater than the previous months.

"This is understandable if we look at the phenomenon of several months later, starting in March we have implemented the PSBB / WFH, children study at home and moreover in April for Muslims have entered the month of Fasting," he said.