Generators rented for Madura

Generators rented for Madura

SURABAYA: The state electricity company PLN has been forced to
rent generators with a total capacity of 40 megawatts (MW) for
Madura which has been without electricity since Friday due to
damage to an undersea cable, Antara said.

"This is PLN's short-term effort to provide the island with
electricity while awaiting the repair of the cable which was hit
by the anchor of the Singaporean motor vessel, Kota Indah," East
Java Governor Imam Utomo said following a meeting between
representatives of PLN and MV Kota Indah here Tuesday.

Utomo said the generators, which are being rented from private
companies, will come in stages. He called on residents to be
patient.

The local administration, he said, has been providing at least
40,000 liters of clean water every day to the districts of
Bangkalan, Sampang, Pamekasan and Sumenep.

The state oil company, Pertamina, has also been supplying more
than 270,000 liters of kerosene every day, he added.

Head of the provincial office of PLN, Hisban Achmad, said the
company has rented 14 generators for some public facilities,
including hospitals, the telecommunications office, and the
municipal waterworks office.

Meanwhile, spokesman of the local Pertamina office, Tata
Pandaya, said there are enough stocks of kerosene for the island.

"I hope the people on the island do not get nervous, because
Pertamina has enough stocks of kerosene for them. We have
increased the stocks by almost 50 percent over regular supplies,"
he added.