There was a disruption, PLN ensured that all the Sumbar Electricity Substations were on

JAKARTA - PLN Distribution Parent Unit (UID) West Sumatra (Sumbar) ensures that all substations in the local province have been turned on after the power system disruption which has an impact on the power outage since Friday (22/5) evening.

"Until 05.00 WIB, 60 percent of the system has recovered and we are still trying to make it normal to 100 percent," said General Manager of PLN UID Sumbar Ajrun Karim, quoted by Antara.

Although 21 main substations have been successfully lit, there are still 175 feeders (feeders) out of a total of 394.

The re-infectors are spread across Padang City, Padang Pariaman Regency, Padang Pariaman Regency, Tanah Datar Regency, Pasaman Regency, West Pasaman Regency, Limapuluh Kota Regency, Payakumbuh City, Padang Panjang City, Solok, South Solok, Sijunjung Regency and Dharmasraya Regency.

The local PLN ensures that the electricity system will be restored as soon as possible so that it can return to normal.

His party also emphasized the position of West Sumatra in a safe state, especially for low and medium voltage networks. However, field officers are still struggling to try to normalize some of the disconnectors.

"All the main power plants are on, this is just the process of charging at each sub-point," he said.

Regarding the main cause of the power outage in the West Sumatra Province on Friday (22/5) evening at around 18.44 WIB, the institution has not been able to detail further.

However, the temporary disruption of the electrical system is suspected to have originated from Jambi Province.

In addition to West Sumatra, power system disruptions also occurred in Aceh, North Sumatra and Riau.

Since the disturbance, PLN immediately deployed a technical team to check all electrical systems and networks as well as tracing the cause of the disturbance.

Finally, PLN appeals to the public to remain calm and not panic. Information on the development of handling disturbances will be periodically communicated through the PLN Mobile application and PLN 123 contact center services.

Meanwhile, Asna, a resident of Bukittinggi City, said that the electricity had been turned on between 01.00 to 03.00 WIB. He hopes that the condition will return to normal completely.

"At 01.00 in the morning, I checked that the electricity had not turned on, but at 03.00 WIB the electricity was on," he said.