**ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION INSPECTION**

**(INDONESIA)**

1\. The inspection of electrical installation in Indonesia until 1977.

During the Deutch rule until 1941, electricity was generated by a
goverment agency called the "Hydro Power Enterprise". The electricity
was further distributed to the consumers by private companies, usually
connected to a certain municipality. For example in Jakarta the
municipal office established first the "Batavia Electricity Enterprise"
which later (1913) was privatized and known as the "Overseas Gas and
Electricity Company (OGEM). In Bandung the power distribution company is
called the GEBEO (Bandung Area Municipal Electricity). In Central and
East Java it was the ANIEM (Netherland Indies Electricity Company). The
same was the case for other cities in Indonesia.

Before a customer can have his installation connected to the
distribution company's network the electrical contractor must submit the
installation drawings to the company, who then inspected and tested the
installation from the consumer's panelboard to the lamp points and
socket outlets. The items checked were among others the continuities of
the conductors, the insulation megohms, the protection, the grounding
system and the installation neatness.

This system remained the same during the Japanese occupation (1941 --
1945) until after the proclamation of independence in 1945. All the
electricity generating and distribution enterprises where then
nationalized by the goverment of Indonesia and managed by the State
Electricity Enterprise (PLN), and formalized by Goverment Regulation no.
19, 1960.

> 2\. Self inspection by the electric contractor.

Then in 1977 a change occured, initiated by the PLN Jakarta area. At
that time a couple of new generating plants were just on line, so there
was a large surplus of energy and the PLN would like to sell this as
soon as possible.

The general manager of PLN Jakarta Area called me, at that time chairman
of the Electrical Contractors Association, at his office and requested
the support of all the Association members to do this job. Since the
number of inspectors of the PLN wa limited the PLN authorized the
electric contractors to inspect their own works and to produce a
statement saying that the installation is guaranteed to conform with the
installation regulation.

Off course this offer was happily accepted and that was the start of the
fast development of the Electrical Contractors Association of Indonesia
called AKLI, which as of 1980 become a national organization.

The method of self inspection by the electrical contractor was
formalized by the Central PLN management by Decision No. 51/DIR/1980
although the PLN still retains the authority to evaluate and inspect the
work of the contractor by exercising incidental inspections on a
sampling basis. This regulation was elevated higher up by ministerial
decisions No. 23 and 24/1978, No. 01P/40/1990 and No. 2500K/40/1998.

However as time has proven, this incidental inspection by the goverment
was not excecuted; which could lead to malpractice and which could
impair the safety of the electrical consumers. It is human nature to
claim that your own work is always good.

3.  Proposal to set up an independent inspecting body.

In 1995 AKLI together with other electrical supporting associations
founded the Foundation of the Electric Power Supporting Works, YUPTL in
short, and I was elected as the chairman. The aims of the foundation are
among others to set up training programs for the electricians, to
publish wiremen books and to act as an indepent body to do the
inspection of electrical installations.

YUPTL tried to sell the last idea to the goverment authorities which
found with their sympathy. The PLN Jakarta area general manager
supported this idea and together with the chairman of the AKLI Jakarta
Area and YUPTL signed an MOU on 27 October 1999 to study the
establishment of an independent inspection body and to socialize this
idea to all stakeholders and the general public. This culminates
recently on February 26, 2002 when in a workshop with this theme, the
PLN Jakarta Area General Manager signed an agreement with AKLI Jakarta
Area and YUPTL in which YUPTL is appointed by the PLN to act as an
independent inspecting organization on a non-profit basis. A period of
six months is provided to organize the system and method of operation
before real operation commences.

In regard to the method of operation YUPTL had since one year maintained
a frequent corespondence with Consuel of France, followed by a visit to
Consuel's headquarters in Paris on October 22 and 23, 2001.

The main aims of the independent inspection body are :

. to enhance the safety of the consumers of the electricity which use
the installation all day long

. to enhance the profesionalism of the electrical contractors in
delivering good work and certified installation components, while still
being held accountable for possible electrical accidents.

. to enhance the image of the electric supply company as the provider of
safe electricity.

It is hoped that starting with the Jakarta practice the system will be
adopted nation wide.

However as were voiced by many electrical contractors at the workshop on
February 26th, most of them do not want to change the present practice
of self evaluation.

So the PLN and YUPTL should try hard to convince the majority of the
public and the electrical contractors about the merits of the new
system.

I hope I could report a positif development about this matter in the not
to distant future.

Thank you for your attention.

Jakarta, 7 March 2001

> Djuhana Djoekardi

Chairman of YUPTL and

Member of the Indonesian

delegation to the

Electrical Safety Systems

in the Asia Pacific Workshop.

18 -- 22 March 2002.