Palu residents to sue PLN

Palu residents to sue PLN

PALU, Central Sulawesi: Dozens of Palu residents are threatening to sue the provincial branch of state-owned electricity company PLN for damage to their electrical appliances caused by frequent outages.

Fredy Zulkifli, an electronics goods vendor, complained here on Tuesday that frequent outages and unstable voltage had damaged his electronic merchandise.

He said that he had sent a letter to PLN with a copy to the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI), demanding that PLN take responsibility for the damage it had caused to his household appliances.

A similar complaint was lodged by Ibu Nurdin, 45, saying that her newly purchased refrigerator was not working due to unstable voltage.

Chairman of the local chapter of YLKI Salman Hadiyanto acknowledged that he had received 35 letters of complaint from residentsnts, most of which were related to electricity problems.

Salman said YLKI would seek legal redress if the company failed to meet residents' demands.--Antara