Power Outages in Several Jakarta Areas, DPR Member: Palace Also Affected
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Abdul Hakim Bafagih, a member of Commission VI of the House of Representatives from the National Mandate Party (PAN) faction, has highlighted the reliability of PLN’s electricity supply in the wake of the power outage incident that once again struck several areas in Jakarta on Thursday (23/4/2026).
Hakim opined that this incident is not merely a technical disruption but reflects deeper structural problems in the national electricity system.
He emphasised that this situation should serve as an alarm for all parties responsible for electricity services in the capital.
“I received information from colleagues working in the palace environment that the State Palace was also affected by this afternoon’s incident. This certainly warrants serious attention,” Hakim stated in his comments on Thursday.
He then linked today’s incident to a similar event at the beginning of April, concluding that there are systemic indications that need to be addressed immediately by PT PLN.
Hakim said that recurring events like this raise fundamental questions that must be answered openly by PLN to the public and legislators.
“The power outage that occurred today, as well as the similar incident at the beginning of April, shows a pattern that cannot be considered incidental. This raises fundamental questions regarding the reliability of the electricity system in the capital,” he said.
He assessed that the use of overly general terminology such as ‘supply disruption’ is deemed insufficient to meet the transparency standards that a state-owned company should uphold.
“PLN needs to disclose in detail where the disruption occurred, whether at the generation, transmission, or distribution level,” Hakim urged.
Hakim explained that PLN’s openness is considered important so that the public and stakeholders can understand the real root of the problem.
Moreover, technical transparency is also key to ensuring that the corrective actions taken truly target the core issue, and not just temporary patchwork solutions.
Furthermore, the impact on the State Palace area also draws particular attention.
Hakim assessed that this condition shows that national vital objects have not yet received a reliable and well-standardised layer of electricity protection.