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View all search resultsGovt rejects coal shortage claims behind Java blackouts
The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) said the disruptions at a single power plant or transmission component not supposedly trigger widespread blackouts given PLN's 30 percent reserve margin, protection systems and network redundancies.
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Energy crisis: A child uses a mobile phone torch on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, to climb down from his apartment during a power cut in Islamabad. Pakistan suspended electricity supply for about two hours during peak-usage times every evening, the government said, in an effort to manage energy prices affected by the United States-Israeli war on Iran. (Aamir Qureshi/AFP)
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nergy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has dismissed claims that recent power outages in parts of Java were caused by dwindling coal supplies for power plants, attributing the disruptions to technical issues within the electricity system, which operated by state-owned utility firm PLN.
"There were problems with several machines as reported by PLN, and we will resolve them as quickly as possible," Bahlil told reporters at the Presidential Palace Complex in Central Jakarta on Thursday, as quoted by Detik.
He also rejected speculation that coal shortages were affecting power generation.
"The claim that this was caused by scarce coal supplies is not true. Our domestic coal allocation has already reached 170 million tonnes," he said, adding that he was scheduled to meet PLN officials to further discuss the issue.
The ministry's spokesperson, Dwi Anggia, echoed the minister's remarks, saying the outages were purely technical and unrelated to coal availability.
"There is no shortage of coal supplies. We have communicated with PLN and are taking measures to prevent similar incidents from happening again," she said at the ministry's office in Jakarta on Thursday, as quoted by Kompas.com.
Reports of rotating blackouts emerged earlier this week across parts of Greater Jakarta.
