Designing Integrated EV Charging Station to Grid Platform

The increasing fuel prices and global warming have received worldwide attention regarding the importance of environmental-friendly utilization. Indonesia enjoys the sustainable growth of 4-5% annually also supports the growth the transportation vehicles. The incremental of transportation vehicles poses danger to the national budgets, where high subsidy allocation in national budgets is paid for fuels subsidy. To address this issue, the government has introduced many incentives and supported the use of Electric Vehicles (EVs) nationwide. Supporting EVs nationwide is not an easy task since it involves collaborating with electricity suppliers, EV resellers, and maintenance tasks associated in supply chain management. The article takes case study of a state-own energy company, ICP, that is given mandate to support the EV adoption. The outcome of the article is expected to provide a guideline for a utility company to deliver electricity to charging stations nationwide.