Electricity In Jakarta And Bekasi Goes Out, PLN: Part Of It Is Normal

Illustration / Public Relations of PLN Disjaya

JAKARTA - A number of areas in DKI Jakarta and Bekasi experienced blackouts. The blackout was widely discussed on Twitter social media.

One of the accounts with the name @_naninana said that the electricity in Jakarta-Bekasi went out again.

"Jakarta-Bekasi is dead again. I think Priok Unit failed to start. This recovery is again," he wrote, quoted by VOI, Saturday, March 27.

PT PLN (Persero) confirmed the blackout. PLH Senior Manager General Affairs of PLN UID Jakarta Raya, Dita Artsana, apologized to customers in parts of Jakarta and Bekasi who were affected due to disruptions on the transmission side of the Bekasi Priok Sub System at 08.06 WIB.

"PLN moves quickly to turn on the interrupted electricity supply so that in less than 15 minutes, electricity in Dukuh Atas, Ancol, Angke and Kemayoran has returned to normal," he said in a written statement received by VOI, Saturday, March 27.

Gradually, said Dita, PLN also normalized other affected areas.

The areas that were not normal until 09.35 WIB were Gambir Baru, Harapan Indah, Cowshed, Kelapa Gading, Pegangsaan, Milling, Plumpang, Pulogadung, Pulomas, and Bekasi.

Dita said that information related to blackouts in the Jakarta and surrounding areas can be seen at pelita.plnjaya.co.id. Meanwhile, for electricity information and customer complaints, you can download the New PLN Mobile Application and contact the PLN 123 Contact Center.