Palu Earthquake: PLN Confirms 100 Percent Electricity Restoration

PT PLN (Persero) has confirmed that the restoration of the electricity network following the magnitude 6.7 earthquake on Monday, 16 June 2026 in Palu, Central Sulawesi, has been 100 percent completed. This was conveyed by PLN’s Vice President of Distribution Control for Sulawesi, Maluku, Papua, and Nusa Tenggara (Sulmapana), Eko Prihandana. “The acceleration of the electricity network restoration was carried out well thanks to the cooperation of all teams in the field,” said Eko, as quoted from Antara on Sunday, 21 June 2026. The network affected by the earthquake consisted of three feeder units which have been restored, 15 section network units restored, 651 substations restored, and 68,459 PLN customers have regained electricity access. A total of five areas were impacted by the earthquake: Palu City, Donggala Regency, Parigi Moutong, Sigi, and Poso. “The Customer Service Units (ULP) of Palu City, Kamonji, Tawaeli, Donggala, Tambu, and Parigi were temporarily disrupted during the disaster,” he said. Eko explained that PLN is committed to maintaining supply reliability during the emergency response period so that the community can continue to enjoy optimal electrical energy. “We remain on standby, present to accompany the community until conditions are fully recovered,” said Eko. He added that in addition to restoring the electricity network, PLN also provided humanitarian aid to earthquake victims in Sigi Regency, the area most severely affected by the quake. The aid was distributed through several emergency post locations and health service facilities, including the Nokilalaki District Post, Palolo Community Health Centre, Nokilalaki Community Health Centre, and the Electricity Alert Post at the Palolo Guard Office. “The logistics distributed included mineral water, rice, canned fish, medicines, clean water tanks, and other supplies, including emergency lighting assistance,” he stated. The Sigi Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) recorded that as of Saturday, the number of damaged houses due to the Palu earthquake reached 2,335 units. The total number of victims was 8,586 people from 2,775 households, with 17 seriously injured, 108 lightly injured, and three fatalities.