PLN turns of electricity

PLN turns of electricity

JAYAPURA, Papua: State-owned PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara
(PLN) has imposed alternate brownouts to parts of Jayapura,
capital of Papua province, due to damage in its diesel-powered
electricity generators in the city.

The local office of PT PLN said here on Tuesday that the power
shortage was caused by damage to one of the engines which was
moved from Samarinda, East Kalimantan, three years ago.

It said it had ordered the supply of spare parts to replace
the ones no longer functioning.

It also called on shops in the city to use their own home
generators to help distribute more power to their neighbors in
the city. --Antara