The Denpasar branch of state owned electricity company PLN will apply alternate power blackouts in Bali for 56 days starting Oct. 10.
Kompas.com reported Wednesday that the blackout would be inevitable as gas-fired power plant (PLTG) Gilimanuk will undergo maintenance, which will decrease the power supply from 562 megawatts (MW) to 432 MW, well below the peak demand of 490 MW a day.
Bali Governor Made Pangku Pastika called on his people to remain patient with the situation and save electricity to help avoid prolonged blackouts.
PLN has calculated that if each of 740,000 customers could save 100 watts a day, the daily peak demand would drop by 74 MW from 490 MW to 416 MW.
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