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        "id": 1759386,
        "msgid": "pln-needs-15-hours-to-recommission-hydroelectric-plants-in-sumatra-thermal-power-plants-take-longer-1779531650",
        "date": "2026-05-23 10:51:04",
        "title": "PLN Needs 15 Hours to Recommission Hydroelectric Plants in Sumatra, Thermal Power Plants Take Longer",
        "author": "Teuku Muhammad Valdy Arief",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "PLN says it will require five to fifteen hours to restore outages in Sumatra, as it restarts hydroelectric (PLTA) and gas-fired (PLTG) plants. The restoration follows a domino effect from transmission faults in Jambi that caused line trips, over-supply, and fluctuations in frequency and voltage; PLN is reconnecting the Sumatra grid systematically, with progress in the southern, central, and northern sections including Aceh.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta, Kompas.com - PLN (Persero) says it needs five to fifteen\nhours to restore electricity generation that had tripped in Sumatra.\nPLN\u2019s President Director Darmawan Prasodjo said the process of starting\nup, connecting, and synchronising hydroelectric plants (PLTA) and\ngas-fired plants (PLTG) could be quicker. \u2018In this case, it ranges from\nfive to fifteen hours,\u2019 he said at a press conference, as quoted from\nKompas TV\u2019s YouTube channel, on Saturday (23 May 2026). This is because\noperators must heat the water first and switch them on one by one. \u2018Then\nwe must connect and synchronise them, and this takes time,\u2019 Darmawan\nadded. The power plants in Sumatra had tripped due to the domino effect\nfrom transmission damage in the Jambi region. The disruption caused\ntransmission to be cut, resulting in over-supply in some areas and\nincreases in frequency and voltage. \u2018The plants automatically drop out\nof the system \u2014 in public terms, they automatically trip,\u2019 said\nDarmawan. PLN is restoring PLTA and PLTG in a systematic manner so that\nthe electricity network across several areas in Sumatra is reconnected.\n\u2018Some systems in southern Sumatra, central Sumatra, and northern\nSumatra, including North Sumatra and Aceh, which were previously fully\nout, are now showing points where electricity is already turning on,\u2019\nsaid Darmawan.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pln-needs-15-hours-to-recommission-hydroelectric-plants-in-sumatra-thermal-power-plants-take-longer-1779531650",
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