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Island focus: PLN ups efforts to restore power network
This week Manado, Gorontalo and Kotamobagu will be affected by rolling blackouts due to the collapse of a high-voltage line (SUTT) near the Gorontalo Outer Ring Road (GORR) project
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his week Manado, Gorontalo and Kotamobagu will be affected by rolling blackouts due to the collapse of a high-voltage line (SUTT) near the Gorontalo Outer Ring Road (GORR) project.
North Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi and Gorontalo (Suluttenggo) state power company PLN acting general manager Liasta Tarigan said the power transmission tower restoration would take around a week.
The No. 6 150 kilovolt SUTT tower connecting the Isimu substation to Marisa substation collapsed. “So, Manado, Gorontalo and Kotamobagu will experience rolling blackouts this week,” said Tarigan.
She added that PLN had to bring in materials from Makassar, South Sulawesi, by air to rebuild the tower, which collapsed due to the landslide. Due to the collapse of the tower, the power system was experiencing a deficit of more than 50 MW.
