PLN CEO: Rolling Blackouts Successfully Minimised

The President Director of PT PLN (Persero) has ensured that the electricity system on Java Island is gradually improving as one of the power generation units that previously experienced technical disturbances has recovered. This follows a week of rolling blackouts across various regions.

PLN President Director Darmawan Prasodju explained that the company has restored operations for one of the two partner power plants, or Independent Power Producers (IPP), which were the cause of the issue. The company has deployed technical teams to work in synergy with developer partners to accelerate the recovery of the problematic electrical infrastructure.

“Tonight we bring good news; one of the power plants has been successfully restored and as of 6:00 PM, it has synchronised with the Java Island electricity system and has begun supplying electricity to increase the reliability of the system. Consequently, the rolling blackouts that occurred last week have been successfully minimised today,” he stated in an Instagram post by @pln_id, as quoted on Monday (22/06/2026).

In addition to technical repairs, the company ensured that the distribution of primary energy to the generation units is now running smoothly and meets the required specifications.

“We continue to monitor the efforts to repair the Java Island electricity system 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, continuously. We are also striving to improve the governance of the primary energy supply chain and strengthen power generation,” he added.

Although conditions are gradually improving, PLN is committed to continuously enhancing the quality of power generation infrastructure to prevent similar disruptions in the future. The company also expressed its apologies to customers for the service disruptions that temporarily affected public activities.

“We also wish to offer our deepest apologies to the public for the inconvenience caused by the rolling blackouts last week. Therefore, we also ask for the community’s support and prayers so that the efforts to repair and strengthen the Java Island electricity system can proceed smoothly,” he concluded.