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        "msgid": "electricity-firm-to-reduce-blackout-time-1447893297",
        "date": "1996-10-18 00:00:00",
        "title": "Electricity firm to reduce blackout time",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Electricity firm to reduce blackout time JAKARTA (JP): The State Electricity Company, PLN, will reduce Jakarta's average blackout time from six hours to four hours per annum. Blackout time in the township of Tangerang will also decrease. PLN Jakarta branch office deputy executive Lili Tjarli Tahlan, whose office is also responsible for Tangerang, said the PLN would begin repairing old and damaged circuit cables late this year, Antara reported yesterday.",
        "content": "<p>Electricity firm to reduce blackout time<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA (JP): The State Electricity Company, PLN, will reduce<br>\nJakarta's average blackout time from six hours to four hours per<br>\nannum. Blackout time in the township of Tangerang will also<br>\ndecrease.<\/p>\n<p>PLN Jakarta branch office deputy executive Lili Tjarli Tahlan,<br>\nwhose office is also responsible for Tangerang, said the PLN<br>\nwould begin repairing old and damaged circuit cables late this<br>\nyear, Antara reported yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>\"The effort is a response to the ongoing complaints from PLN's<br>\ncustomers about the frequent blackouts on their properties,\" said<br>\nLili.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a meeting with customers on how to improve PLN's<br>\nservices, Lili said the counting of the average blackout hours<br>\nwas done using internationally-standard equipment called SAIDI,<br>\nor System Average Interruption Duration Index.<\/p>\n<p>He said PLN had to cause blackouts because the company was<br>\ntrying to preserve middle-voltage and high-voltage circuit<br>\ncables.<\/p>\n<p>\"There are no more electricity blackouts because of a shortage<br>\nin current supply,\" Lili said.<\/p>\n<p>The circuit problem is the main factor causing blackouts in<br>\nthe capital and Tangerang.<\/p>\n<p>\"The other factor is damaged fuses at the electricity<br>\ninstallations in the customers' properties,\" said Lili.<\/p>\n<p>He said Jakarta's and Tangerang's average blackout time was<br>\nhigher than in big overseas cities.<\/p>\n<p>Japan<\/p>\n<p>Several cities in Japan, for instance, have an average<br>\nblackout time of 0.1 minutes per customer per annum.<\/p>\n<p>Japan achieved this by using sophisticated circuit installment<br>\ntechnology, said Lili.<\/p>\n<p>\"Actually, the blackout time in Jakarta and Tangerang area<br>\ncould be further reduced if the percentage of losses caused by<br>\nthe circuit system was not as big as now,\" said Lili.<\/p>\n<p>Blackouts caused by circuits make up 11 percent of blackout<br>\ntime, Lili said without giving a further breakdown.<\/p>\n<p>Lili said new, sophisticated electrical equipment could help<br>\nreduce Jakarta's and Tangerang's blackout time.<\/p>\n<p>PLN estimates its number of customers will rise to 2.3 million<br>\nby the end of this year. He did not say how many customers the<br>\ncompany how had. (bsr)<\/p>",
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