PLN Up To Improve Electricity Networks At Solok Landslide Locations

A police officer is holding an electric milestone at the landslide and flash flood locations in Nagari Aia Luo, Payung Sekaki District, Solok Regency, West Sumatra (ANTARA/HO-Humas Mind Solok)

SOLOK - PLN Persero continues to try to repair the power grid that was extinguished and damaged by flash floods and landslides in Nagari Aia Luo, Payung Sekaki District, Solok Regency, West Sumatra, although until now it has not been possible because the road to the location is still covered by landslides. Line up Communication and TJSL PLN Distribution Main Unit (UID) Yenti Elfina said that electricity repairs in Aia Luo could not be carried out because road access to locations that were still covered by landslides. "For the electricity network to the location of the Nagari Aia Luo disaster, it cannot be restored at this time because the road access to the location is still covered by landslide material," he said in Solok, Antara, Monday, May 8. PLN is still waiting for the clearing of the landslide material to be completed to reach the electricity repair point. " “ Currently, PLN officers are waiting for the completion of the evacuation process for the former landslide that covered road access. There are other locations that hit the PLN network and thank God it can be recovered quickly because the road to the location can be reached," he said. Furthermore, he said his party continues to coordinate with BPBD and the local nagari government to accelerate the recovery of the electricity current system after landslides and flash floods. Meanwhile, Wali Nagari Aia Luo Maila said that the people affected by the flash floods and landslides were people in Jorong Kipek, and Jorong Tanah Sirah. He added that there were more than 20 families and about 80 people who were affected by the landslide disaster. Even today, people who are affected if the night is still dark, only use emergency lighting such as togok lights. Some of them use generators if they have one. The reason is, clearing landslide materials using heavy equipment is still being carried out. "Now it can only be passed by pedestrians. Our estimate is that in three days it can be clean perfectly and access back to normal," he said.