Flash Floods In Flores, PLN Ensures 82 Percent Of Electric Substation Turns On Again

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JAKARTA - PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) or PLN has turned on 4,885 substations or 82 percent of the total electricity substations affected by extreme weather, which caused flash floods and landslides in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

"As of Sunday, April 4 evening, a total of 4,885 substations or as many as 82 percent of the substations affected by extreme weather were back on. Now, more than 643 thousand customers can enjoy the flow of electricity again", said General Manager of PLN East Nusa Tenggara Regional Main Unit Agustinus Jatmiko in his statement, Monday, April 5.

Furthermore, he said that his party is still on standby to secure electricity and restore electricity, especially in locations affected by floods or landslides.

For the safety and security of residents, previously PLN secured electricity that was affected by extreme weather, floods, and landslides that hit several districts, such as East Sumba Regency, East Flores Regency, Malacca Regency, North Central Timor Regency, South Central East Regency, Kupang Regency, and Kupang City. Sunday, April 4 in the morning.

"The flow of electricity at the flood and landslide locations has temporarily stopped for the safety of residents", said Agustinus.

PLN ensures that it will immediately restore the flow of electricity when the flood has receded or the network condition has been confirmed safe.

"Our team is still working in the field, collecting data in the field, to what extent the damage has occurred and of course, immediately recovering. Telecommunication signals at locations are difficult", added Agustinus.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) in its press release detected seeds of a 99S tropical cyclone in the Savu Sea, East Nusa Tenggara.

This condition causes moderate to heavy rain, accompanied by lightning and strong winds in almost all regions of NTT in the next few days.

"Seeing what BMKG said, of course, we will continue to be alert and invite the public to care about electricity in the vicinity", said Agustinus.

PLN appealed to the public to always be aware of the dangers of electricity during the rainy season and floods.

If water starts to enter the house, residents can independently turn off the electricity from the mini circuit breaker (MCB) on the kWh meter and contact PLN through the PLN Mobile application.