The Jakarta Post | Tue, 03/17/2009 6:25 PM
A transmission disruption caused the Suralaya coal-fired power plant (PLTU) of West Java to operate under capacity, which caused blackouts in some areas of Java and Bali on Tuesday, the state-owned PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) electricity firm said Tuesday.
PLN Java-Bali area director Murtaqi Syamsuddin said the disruption had caused the power plant to output only 225 Megawatts, far less than its capacity of 3,400 Megawatts.
“As a result, we have cut and decreased our electricity supply to many residential areas in Central Jakarta and Depok in West Java from 11:42 [Tuesday],” Murtaqi told Antara state news wire.
The company would soon switch to replace the load on the Suralaya power plant using power from other plants, to avoid extended power shortages, he said.
“We hope this will not take long, so residents can have their electricity restored soon,” Murtaqi said. (ewd)
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