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Archipelago 2 months ago
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Prolonged rolling blackouts squeeze small businesses in Kalimantan
Widespread power disruptions have hit multiple regions across Indonesia in recent months, affecting parts of Sumatra, Java and Kalimantan and raising concerns over the reliability of the country's electricity grid.
Economy 3 months ago
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Govt 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.
Archipelago 3 months ago
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Repeated blackouts across Indonesia put PLN reliability under scrutiny
In Medan, North Sumatra, the blackouts have now triggered a looming clean water supply crisis after critical equipment operated by regional water company PDAM Tirtanadi was damaged during the outages.
Sports 3 months ago
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Indonesia gears up to face Vietnam in ASEAN U-19's last Group A match
The Young Garuda is gearing up to face the Golden Star Warriors on Sunday for the last match of their group, which looks set to be a challenge for the Indonesian squad, which ranks 2nd in Group A with six goals compared to Vietnam in the top standing with eight.
Archipelago 3 months ago
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Four died, economic losses mount after Sumatra blackout
At least four people were killed and three others hospitalized from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning during the widespread blackout that plunged nearly all of Sumatra into darkness over the weekend, as businesses across the island grappled with heavy losses caused by the massive power disruption.
Jakarta 4 months ago
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Jakartans demand stable electricity after repeated outages
Jakartans are demanding more reliable electricity after a blackout hit parts of the city for hours on Thursday, disrupting public transport services, critical university admission tests and other operations in the second outage this month.
Archipelago 2 years ago
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Massive blackout across Sumatra disrupts business, daily activities
Businesses across Sumatra suffered losses after a massive power outage affected most provinces on the island for two days, which PLN blamed on a power disruption on a high-voltage power line in South Sumatra.
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