Glitches in two generators caused blackouts from morning until afternoon
The Jakarta Post | Wed, 02/23/2011 8:27 PM
Glitches in two gas and steam powered electricity generators (PLTGU) have caused blackouts in several areas in Jakarta and Tangerang on Wednesday.
An official from the state electricity company PT PLN affirmed that two generators: the Suralaya Unit 7 in Suralaya, West Java, and the Muara Karang Unit 2 in Jakarta, experienced disturbances, which began at the Suralaya unit.
“At first there was a glitch in the drum level in Unit 7 Suralaya PLTGU,” PLN operational director for Java and Bali IGA Ngurah Adnyana said Wednesday as quoted by tribunnews.com.
The glitch in turn caused another one in the Muara Karang generator.
Areas that experienced blackouts from morning until evening included most of Tangerang, Cengkareng, Kebon Jeruk in West Jakarta, Bintaro in South Jakarta, Pulogadung in East Jakarta, and Ancol in North Jakarta.
The total loss of electricity power caused by the inactivity reached 1,000 megawatts.
Residents were reportedly upset by the electricity failure.
“PLN says that it wants to be professional, but clearly it is still a mess,” Meliana Siregar, a resident of East Jakarta, was quoted as saying by the news wire.
