PLN Boss Explains Reasons for Rolling Blackouts, When Will They End?
Jakarta - PT PLN (Persero) has apologised for the rolling blackouts that have occurred on the island of Java over the past few days. PLN President Director Darmawan Prasodjo acknowledged that the company understands the difficulties experienced by the public due to the incident.
One of the reasons behind the blackouts is a technical fault at two power plants in Java that are owned and operated by PLN’s partners. Both experienced technical disruptions and were forced to exit Java’s electricity system.
According to Darmawan, the company is currently accelerating repairs on the two power plants so that electricity supply can return to normal.
“To that end, we are deploying PLN teams together with our partner teams so that the repairs of these two large coal-fired power plants can proceed quickly and smoothly, enabling them to recover and resume supplying electricity to the Java power system,” Darmawan said during a press conference on the Electricity System Update on Friday (19/6/2026).
He also touched on the supply of coal, which serves as fuel for generating electricity.
“With the allocation of medium-rank coal and directives from the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, PLN will make improvements so that the process of providing electricity can run smoothly,” Darmawan stated.
He expressed appreciation for coal producers assigned by the government to supply the needs of power plants owned by PLN and its partners.
“In this process, we are coordinating intensively, continuously, and persistently with the Directorate General of Minerals and Coal team so that the contract signing process can proceed quickly,” Darmawan explained.
He detailed that the distribution of medium-rank coal is currently being channelled to coal-fired power plants across Java, both those owned by PLN and those owned by its partners or independent power producers.
“Among them in Java are the Pelabuhan Ratu, Lontar, Labuan, Suralaya 1 to 8, Java 7, Java 9 and 10, and Indramayu power plants, and for power plants in eastern Java, among them are the Python 1 and 2, Python 9, Rembang, Pacitan, and Tanjung Awar-Awar power plants,” Darmawan clarified.