State-owned electricity company PLN said on Friday that it had ended rolling power blackouts in and around Jakarta.
PLN's manager of distribution for Jakarta and Tangerang, W Budi Nugroho, said the rotating power cuts could now be averted because certain large consumers had cut back on their energy use.
"Thanks to their participation to save up to 150-200 megawatts, PLN has not imposed rolling power outages since Thursday," he said.
The participating companies included PT Bogasari and PT Astra, he added.
Problems at PLN power stations in Kembangan, West Jakarta and Cawang, East Jakarta left Greater Jakarta about 800 megawatts short of its usual power supply in recent weeks. The energy shortage has led to hugely unpopular blackouts throughout the area.
The utility said on Thursday that its Muara Karang gas-fired plant would go offline for maintenance between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, however, causing possible power shortages during the holiday period.
Antara, JG
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