PLN: Restore Electricity Supply In Manado City

Floods and landslides in Manado (doc. BNPB)

JAKARTA - PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) or PLN, through the Manado Customer Service Implementation Unit (UP3), continues to attempt to redistribute electricity in Manado City. This includes anticipating electrical hazards that may occur in extreme weather.

PLN has also restored the supply of electricity at several locations in Manado City and its surroundings. After previously, there was heavy rain that hit Manado on Saturday, causing floods, landslides and collapsing trees that impacted the flow of electricity.

As of 21.00 WITA, PLN has succeeded in turning on 208 substations out of the total 420 substations affected, and still around 212 substations that have not been turned on. As for the number of affected customers, which is around 46,620 customers, PLN has succeeded in turning on around 23,088 customers, and around 23,532 customers who have not turned on.

The areas that are still in the recovery stage include Tikala, Banjer, Komo, Pall 4, Wusa, Kpg Baru, Teep, Kayawu, Wailan, Watudambo, Kaima, Baypass, Minawerot, Paslaten, Kauditan, Kuala Batu, Ranowangko, Mangatasik areas. , and Popo.

Manager of PLN UP3 Manado, Andre Lengkong, said that PLN was moving quickly in securing the affected locations, to minimize the danger of electric shock to the community.

"The public is advised when the weather is like this to immediately report the potential danger of electricity to PLN for mutual comfort and safety," he said, in a written statement received by VOI, Saturday night, January 17.

In addition, said Andre, PLN has also prepared a 24-hour standby post for complaint services and supervises areas that have the potential for flooding and landslides.

The following steps can be taken by the community to prevent electrical short circuit:

First, turn off the electricity from the Miniature Circuit Breaker (MCB) (if there is a pool of water). Second, unplug all electrical equipment that is still connected to the socket. Third, take the electronic device to a safer place. Fifth, the community immediately reports to PLN for the termination of the Electricity Supply if there is a potential related to incoming flooding.

Andre said, PLN will try to carry out normalization quickly and try to anticipate this so that this does not happen again. PLN will also continue to maintain reliable electricity supply and operate optimally.

"The public can report potential hazards and electrical disturbances through the PLN 123 Contact center which can be accessed via telephone (area code) 123, PLN 123 social media, and the PLN Mobile smartphone application for easy service anytime anywhere," he explained.