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        "id": 1816845,
        "msgid": "pln-to-overhaul-primary-energy-supply-chain-after-java-blackouts-1782125664",
        "date": "2026-06-22 16:50:03",
        "title": "PLN to Overhaul Primary Energy Supply Chain After Java Blackouts",
        "author": "Intan Pratiwi",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "State electricity firm PLN has pledged to overhaul its primary energy supply chain management following rolling blackouts across Java caused by coal supply disruptions and technical faults. Managing Director Darmawan Prasodjo apologised to the public and confirmed a comprehensive evaluation is underway to strengthen the reliability of both PLN-owned and independent power producer plants. The incident has highlighted the vulnerability of the Java grid, the nation's power backbone, to disruptions in the supply of specification-compliant coal.",
        "content": "<p>PT PLN (Persero) has acknowledged the need to improve the governance\nof its primary energy supply chain after disruptions in coal supply and\ntechnical problems at power plants triggered rolling blackouts in\nseveral areas of Java last week. PLN Managing Director Darmawan Prasodjo\nsaid the company will conduct a thorough evaluation of the primary\nenergy supply system to strengthen the reliability of the national\nelectricity supply. \u201cWe are also improving the governance of the primary\nenergy supply chain and strengthening power plants, both those owned by\nPLN and our partners, the Independent Power Producers (IPP),\u201d Darmawan\nsaid in a press statement in Jakarta on Monday (22\/6\/2026). According to\nDarmawan, the condition of the Java electricity system began to improve\non Sunday (21\/6\/2026) after primary energy supplies meeting the\nspecifications required by the power plants began flowing to a number of\nfacilities. In addition, a large generating unit owned by a PLN partner\nthat had previously experienced technical problems was successfully\nrestored and resumed supplying power to the Java system. He explained\nthat when the disruption occurred, PLN faced layered pressures in the\nform of limited primary energy supplies that met plant specifications\nand the outage of two large power plants owned by private power\nproducers due to technical issues. This condition reduced the reserve\nmargin of the Java power system and forced PLN to implement rolling\nblackouts to maintain network stability. Darmawan apologised to the\npublic for the inconvenience caused by the disruption. He confirmed that\nPLN is taking various corrective measures to improve energy supply\nresilience and plant reliability. \u201cWe are making all-out efforts 24\nhours a day, seven days a week, both in monitoring and mapping all our\nefforts so that improvements to the reliability of the Java electricity\nsystem can be maintained and even enhanced,\u201d he said. PLN also stated it\nwill strengthen coordination with primary energy suppliers and partner\npower plants to anticipate the recurrence of similar disruptions in the\nfuture. The rolling blackouts last week have once again highlighted the\nimportance of primary energy supply chain management in maintaining the\nreliability of the national electricity system. The dependence of power\nplants on coal supplies that meet specific requirements means that\nsupply disruptions can directly affect power availability, especially in\nthe Java system, which serves as the backbone of national electricity\ndemand.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pln-to-overhaul-primary-energy-supply-chain-after-java-blackouts-1782125664",
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