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Power supply in Jakarta, W. Java to be restored by midnight: power firm
From:Xinhua  |  2019-08-04 21:46

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JAKARTA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's state power firm of PLN assured that power supply would be restored by midnight after transmissions from East Java power plants were received by power stations in Jakarta and West Java province.

"Three hours after 16:27 (power supply) in Jakarta can be restored. Meanwhile for West Java, it may take four to five hours. Hopefully it can be done no later than midnight," PLN Acting Director Sripeni Inten Cahyani told a press conference on Sunday afternoon here.

She was referring to the transmitted time of electricity from power plants in East Java to power stations in western part of Java, including in Jakarta and West Java province, whose areas suffered from massive power outage since Sunday noon.

"We engage all of our resources to fix this problem," she added.

According to her, the power outage was due to high voltage transmission network disruption in Central Java province that led to power transfer failures from eastern part of Java to Jakarta and outskirt areas.

A similar event had also taken place in 1997 that led to blackout in Java and Bali. Partial power outage in Java and Bali also occurred in September 2018 due to operation problems in Paiton power plant in East Java province, she added.

Meanwhile, power outage in West Java was caused by disruption of power transmissions networks serving cities in the province, she said.

The power outage in Jakarta has paralyzed public transportation system, telecommunication and tap water supplies.

Only those using generator sets can secure electric supplies for their own purposes.

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