BATAM \u2014 Coordinating Minister for Downstreaming and Energy Transition\nBahlil Lahadalia said he would coordinate with state-owned electricity\ncompany PT PLN (Persero) over power outages in Batam, Riau Islands.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a meeting with PLN after this,\u201d Bahlil said on Monday, on the\nsidelines of a national working meeting of the Indonesian Indigenous\nEntrepreneurs Association (HPPI) in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Bahlil, who also serves as Energy and Mineral Resources Minister,\nsaid he would promptly check the condition of Batam\u2019s electricity supply\nin coordination with PLN. \u201cI\u2019ll try to check with PLN, yes. I\u2019ll look\ninto it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The outages began at around 6.30am, affecting areas including Batam\nKota, Bengkong, Sagulung and Sekupang districts. At around noon, power\nwas still out at the Batam Regional House of Representatives building\nand the Batam mayor\u2019s office, which were using generators as an\nalternative source of energy.<\/p>\n
At around 1pm, PLN Batam said it had begun restoring the electricity\nsupply gradually, prioritising vital sites and public service facilities\nto ensure the public\u2019s comfort.<\/p>\n
\u201cRestoration is being carried out gradually, with special attention\ngiven to electricity supplies for vital sites and public service\nfacilities, such as airports, hospitals, ports and other strategic\nfacilities,\u201d PLN Batam Communications Manager Yoga Perdana Sulastama\nsaid when contacted in Batam on Monday.<\/p>\n
Yoga said PLN Batam\u2019s main priority was to restore the system first.\n\u201cWe don\u2019t yet know the cause of the disruption. For now, we are\nprioritising system recovery and normalising electricity across the\nnetwork. We will continue to provide updates,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bahlil-moves-quickly-to-address-power-cuts-in-batam-1791874313", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }