Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Monday the state power company PLN should have had contingency plans in place to prevent a major electricity blackout that affected the capital Jakarta and neighboring provinces, Reuters reports.
In the wake of Sunday’s power outage that affected areas home to more than 100 million people, Widodo asked why the power company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) did not have a back-up plan given past blackouts.
“Things that can cause this big event should not happen again in the future,” Widodo told management during a visit to PLN headquarters.
“The most important thing is I have asked to repair it quickly,” he added.
Sripeni Inten Cahyani, PLN’s acting CEO, said it was still conducting recovery operations and warned of further disruption until power is fully restored.
“We apologize, but until the afternoon there will be rolling blackouts,” Cahyani said. “Hopefully with more of the big power stations reconnected, there will be fewer blackouts”.
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