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        "msgid": "pln-reports-progress-in-restoring-electricity-in-sumatra-1779531648",
        "date": "2026-05-23 10:49:00",
        "title": "PLN Reports Progress in Restoring Electricity in Sumatra",
        "author": "Thalatie Kaprina Yani",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "As of 10:00 WIB on 23 May, PLN said more than 8.3 million of the 13.1 million customers affected have had power restored after an outage on the 275 kV Muara Bungo\u2013Sungai Rumbai transmission line in Jambi. The utility has restored 3,192 MW of the 5,334 MW affected and 157 of 176 affected substations are back online, with restoration proceeding across transmission, substations and generation as hundreds of staff operate round the clock.",
        "content": "<p>PT PLN (Persero) is continuing to restore the electricity system in\nSumatra following an outage on the 275 kilovolt (kV) Extra-High Voltage\nMuara Bungo\u2013Sungai Rumbai transmission line in Jambi since Friday, 22\nMay. By Saturday, 23 May, 10:00 WIB, more than 8.3 million customers had\nregained electricity out of 13.1 million customers affected. Chief\nExecutive Darmawan Prasodjo said that from the onset of the outage at\naround 18:44 WIB on Friday, PLN had immediately begun inspections and\nrecovery of the power system. Initial indications suggested the fault\nwas caused by severe weather, which then impacted parts of Sumatra\u2019s\nelectricity system. \u201cThe fault on the transmission corridor extended to\na portion of Sumatra\u2019s transmission system, causing a frequency drop due\nto heavy generator load and triggering a domino effect of disturbances\nin several regions,\u201d he said at a press conference on Saturday, 23 May.\nHe explained that within about two hours, the affected transmission\nnetwork had been restored. After restoring the transmission, the focus\nwas to restart the generating units previously affected and then\nintegrate them again with the transmission system that had been\nprepared. \u201cUnit start-ups are carried out systematically and in stages,\nprioritising system security. Hydro and gas plants can immediately\nassist with supply as a fast response to accelerate early recovery. By\ncontrast, thermal plants such as coal-fired PLTU require longer, between\n15 and 20 hours from start-up, synchronisation and full operation,\u201d he\nnoted. Restoration is being carried out concurrently from transmission,\nsubstations, to generators across Sumatra\u2019s electricity system. To\nsupport this process, PLN has deployed hundreds of staff working 24\nhours a day in affected regions from Jambi, West Sumatra, Riau, North\nSumatra to Aceh. He outlined that as of 10:00 WIB on Saturday, 23 May,\nmore than 3,192 MW of electricity supply had been restored out of a\ntotal of 5,334 MW affected. In addition, 157 substations out of 176\naffected have resumed operation, bringing power supply back to 8,351,670\ncustomers. \u201cAll staff and technical teams are now working around the\nclock. Recovery continues and we are all-out to restore electricity to\nthe public as quickly as possible, in a safe manner,\u201d Darmawan said. He\nadded that PLN continues to coordinate with the Ministry of Energy and\nMineral Resources (ESDM), local governments, relevant authorities, and\nall stakeholders to ensure the recovery proceeds smoothly. All efforts\nare focused on speeding up the restoration of the system so that power\nsupply to the public can return to normal while maintaining system\nreliability. \u201cWe apologise for the inconvenience caused and we remain on\nstandby to ensure the electricity system recovers as soon as possible so\nthe public can resume power consumption quickly,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pln-reports-progress-in-restoring-electricity-in-sumatra-1779531648",
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