Dependency on the Problem-ridden Java-Bali Power Grid Again Places Bali at Risk of Widespread Power Outages. (6/22/2007) Bali balances on the precipice of large scale brown-outs following malfunctions at a 5 major power generating stations in Java. Those malfunctions have left Bali facing a potential power deficit of 500 megawatts and prompted National Electrical Board (PLN) officials to ask consumers to reduce power consumption between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m..

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla said state electricty company PT PLN must strive to increase its production capacity in Java and Bali in parallel with the continuous growth in social-economic acivities in the two islands. "There is no other choice, PLN`s electricty production capacity must be raised so that its power suply system can always be relied on," Kalla told the press here Firday.