PLN glitches caused blackouts

PLN glitches caused blackouts

State power firm PT PLN had its electricity generating capacity
reduced by a total of 689 mega watts (MW) on Friday night,
resulting in several blackouts in the Java-Bali distribution
network.

The blackouts occurred due to a fuel supply shortage to
PLN's Muara Tawar power plant in North Jakarta.

PLN said in a statement that areas affected by the blackouts
were Jakarta, Banten, West Java, Central Java and Yogyakarta
provinces.
PLN, however, gave an assurance that the situation would not be
prolonged as fuel supplies to Muara Tawar plant had returned to
normal as of 9 p.m. on Friday.

In addition, the network would receive additional power from
the Suralaya plant in West Java, which would be fully operational
again on Saturday evening. -- JP