Power still out in parts of North Sumatra after 12 hours

Power is still out in Tembung,” said a resident of Deli Serdang, Rindi, according to detikSumut on Saturday, 23 May 2026. Rindi said the electricity in his area had been off for more than 12 hours. The outage has also disrupted internet services. The power is still out in the Jalan Flamboyan and Jalan Asrama Medan Helvetia areas. However, power has been restored in the Perumnas Mandala area of Deli Serdang, in parts of Tanjung Morawa in Deli Serdang, and on Jalan Bromo in Medan. “Alhamdulillah, it has been back on since 01:00 WIB this morning,” said Tanjung Morawa resident Yuli. PLN UID Sumut had previously apologised for the widespread power outages across much of North Sumatra. PLN said the outage was caused by severe weather.