PADANG - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) continues to rush to fully restore electricity in disaster-affected areas, especially in the provinces of West Sumatra, North Sumatra and Aceh.
"For West Sumatra, it has almost recovered in its entirety," said Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Yuliot Tanjung in Padang City, Wednesday, December 24, reported by ANTARA.
The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources said that at some points, especially in West Sumatra, the secondary network that entered the houses is currently still in the repair phase. However, one tunnel or hamlet in Palembayan, Agam Regency has recovered 100 percent.
"For Aceh and North Sumatra, we are again accelerating because in North Sumatra there is temporary relocation of housing," said Yuliot Tanjung.
The Minister, who was born on October 7, 1963, said the government through PLN would also add networks to the relocation locations of disaster-affected areas, both for temporary and permanent housing.
Meanwhile, the General Manager of the PLN Distribution Unit for West Sumatra, Ajrun Karim, said PLN had succeeded in supplying electricity completely in Jorong Lambeh, Palembayan, Agam Regency, which had previously been out due to natural disasters.
"Including in Jorong Lambeh, Palembayan, 100 percent have recovered," said Ajrun.
Ajrun said that the disaster in West Sumatra resulted in a number of electrical infrastructure being damaged. The details, of 389 substations, 74 of which were damaged but have now been lit. Next, 195 electricity poles collapsed, washed away and broken, affecting 270,490 customers in 16 districts and cities.
In fact, specifically in the Batu Busuak area, Pauh District, Padang City, PLN had to struggle to install three electric poles because after being reinstalled, they were hit by a subsequent flood.
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