Minister Risma Trains 14 Papuans to Master Charging Station and E-Trail Motorcycle Technology

JAYAPURA (August 27, 2024) - Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini provided training on assembling charging stations or charging electric vehicles and e-trail motorcycles to 14 participants from four regions in Papua, namely Yahukimo, Tolikara, Puncak Jaya, and Jayapura Regencies. The training was held at the Jayapura Center for Social Welfare Education and Training (BBPPKS), one of the Ministry of Social Affairs work units. "The vehicles are to improve their businesses, to carry goods. These vehicles make it easier for them to mobilize," explained Mira Riyati, Director General of Social Empowerment of the Ministry of Social Affairs.

The training was held for four days, from August 25-28, 2024. In addition to increasing the capacity of participants in assembling charging stations, this training was also intended to form a sense of ownership of the program.  "Not just assistance, but how they are trained for repairs, installation, packaging so that their sense of ownership becomes stronger," continued Mira, mentioning that the charging stations they successfully assembled will be flown to each participant's area to be placed at various points.

Later, charging stations will be distributed at easily accessible public building points such as churches and police/TNI offices. So that people can charge their e-trail motorbikes without fear of having difficulty finding them. Charging stations are equipped with solar panels as a source of electrical energy. "So, this is a breakthrough by the Ministry of Social Affairs, hopefully, it will be useful," said Don Rozano Sigit Prakoeswa, Special Advisor of the Minister of Social Affairs for Communication and Mass Media.

The e-trail motorbike assistance from the Ministry of Social Affairs is a 5-kilowatt Brushless DC (BLDC) type electric motorbike. This allows for higher efficiency, greater torque, and a longer service life. Using a 3.8 kWh lithium polymer battery, this electric trail motorbike can travel 80 kilometers.  Meanwhile, the battery charging time from 0 to 100 percent takes 2 hours with 1,000 watts of power. The drive system uses a direct drive transmission without a gearbox equipped with front and rear disc brakes. This motorbike can carry a load of 100 kilograms.

Ministry of Social Affairs provides training on assembling charging stations and providing e-trail motorbikes to the Papuan people for a reason. Several conditions in Papua related to the scarcity of fuel oil and the difficulty of accessing roads that are still in the form of dirt make the selection of e-trail motorbikes and charging stations appropriate to provide.

"We in the village do have difficulty getting gasoline, 1 liter is already 50,000," said Peleki Gire, one of the training participants from Ilu District, Puncak Jaya Regency, Central Papua. In addition to the scarcity and high cost of gasoline, road access can only be passed by special transportation modes such as trail motorbikes. So, the provision of electric trail motorbikes along with solar-powered charging stations is very beneficial for the community. "We are also very grateful for the encouragement that motivates us and makes us proud," said Peleki.