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        "id": 1815529,
        "msgid": "pln-watch-urges-public-to-filter-information-on-electricity-services-1782078629",
        "date": "2026-06-22 04:23:57",
        "title": "PLN Watch urges public to filter information on electricity services",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "PLN Watch has called on Indonesians to verify information about electricity services through official channels, warning that unverified claims of a three-day total blackout in Java and Bali are causing public anxiety. The group stressed that while criticism is valid, spreading false information harms both the state utility and public order. PLN has confirmed the blackout rumour is untrue and apologised for ongoing rolling outages caused by coal supply and technical issues.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - PLN Watch Chairman Tohom Purba has urged the\npublic to be more discerning in filtering information related to\nelectricity services and not to readily believe unverified news claiming\nto represent PT PLN (Persero), particularly regarding blackout issues.\nHe stated that information about planned network maintenance, which was\nsaid to cause a total blackout for three days in Java and Bali, has the\npotential to create unrest within the community. \u201cInformation like this\nmust be addressed with a cool head; do not immediately believe and\ndisseminate it. It is best to verify it first through PLN\u2019s official\nchannels,\u201d Tohom said in an official statement received in Jakarta on\nSunday. According to him, electricity issues are directly linked to\neconomic activity, public services, education, health, and household\nlife, so the veracity of circulating information must be confirmed. He\nassessed that the spread of unaccountable information not only harms PLN\nbut also has the potential to disturb the peace of mind of a public that\nrequires certainty. \u201cIn a situation like this, what is needed is public\nsupport, not panic triggered by false information,\u201d he stated. Tohom\nsaid criticism of electricity services remains necessary as part of\npublic oversight, but it must be conveyed based on data and aimed at\nencouraging service improvements. He noted that the public has the right\nto an explanation if service disruptions occur, but spreading\ninformation without an official source can actually worsen the\nsituation. \u201cIf there is a disruption, of course the public has the right\nto an explanation, but spreading news of a three-day total blackout\nwithout an official source is not a form of concern, but rather an act\nthat can aggravate the situation,\u201d he remarked. Tohom assessed that the\nreliability of the national electricity system is an important part of\neconomic and social resilience, and therefore needs to be supported by\npublic participation in maintaining a healthy information space. He also\ninvited the public to utilise PLN\u2019s official channels to obtain service\ninformation or report disruptions occurring in the field. Executive Vice\nPresident of Corporate Communications and TJSL at PT PLN (Persero),\nGregorius Adi Trianto, has firmly stated that the information regarding\ntotal planned network maintenance in Java and Bali that would result in\na non-stop three-day blackout is untrue. According to Gregorius, the\ninformation did not originate from PLN and its veracity cannot be\naccounted for. Therefore, the public is urged to obtain electricity\nservice and operational information through the company\u2019s official\ncommunication channels. Separately, PLN President Director Darmawan\nPrasodjo has apologised to the public for the rolling blackouts in Java,\nwhich were affected by disruptions in the supply of medium-calorie coal\nand technical constraints at two steam power plants owned by Independent\nPower Producers that are PLN\u2019s partners. Darmawan said the coal supply\nfor several plants in Java has begun to flow again and PLN continues to\nundertake various efforts so that the disruptions impacting the rolling\nblackouts can be resolved promptly.<\/p>",
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