Tanjungpinang (ANTARA) - PLN Tanjungpinang in the Riau Islands has\nbegun supplying electricity on a rotating basis following a total\nblackout in Batam\u2019s power system. Batam is the main source of\nelectricity for Bintan Island, including Tanjungpinang and Bintan.<\/p>\n
Rully Agus Widanarto, head of PLN\u2019s Tanjungpinang Customer Service\nImplementation Unit (UP3), said the utility was currently relying on two\ndiesel power plants (PLTD): Suka Berenang and the plant in Air Raja\nsub-district. Together, they have a maximum capacity of 32\nmegawatts.<\/p>\n
\u201cAverage daily electricity demand on Bintan Island reaches 80\u2013100\nmegawatts, so we are trying to make the most of the available capacity\nand serve residents in turns, for six hours at a time,\u201d Rully said in\nTanjungpinang on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
He said PLN Tanjungpinang was prioritising electricity for vital\nfacilities, including hospitals, to ensure outages did not disrupt\nhealthcare services.<\/p>\n
The blackout in Batam, which then spread to Bintan Island, began on\nMonday morning (12 October). Several power plants in Batam dropped off\nthe system, leaving the remaining plants unable to meet the high demand,\nRully said.<\/p>\n
Several plants in Batam had gradually recovered by Monday night, but\nwere not yet able to supply Bintan because the system frequency was\ntechnically unstable.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs of last night, electricity in Batam had not fully recovered\neither. Supply was still switching on and off into the morning,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Rully apologised to residents still affected by the blackout from\nMonday morning through Tuesday, particularly in Kijang and Tanjung Uban\nin Bintan Regency.<\/p>\n
He said the diesel plants in Tanjungpinang could not send electricity\nto Bintan because the distance was considerable, causing low or unstable\nvoltage.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we force the supply through, residents still would not be able to\nuse electricity properly. It could even damage electrical equipment,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
PLN Tanjungpinang was continuing to restore electricity supply from\nBatam to Bintan, with deliveries targeted to resume on Tuesday\nafternoon. The utility was waiting for the Tanjung Kasam coal-fired\npower plant (PLTU) in Batam to recover and return to operation so it\ncould supply Bintan.<\/p>\n
\u201cHopefully, electricity supply on Bintan Island will be fully\nrestored tonight,\u201d Rully said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pln-tanjungpinang-introduces-rotating-power-supply-after-blackout-1791889010", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }