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http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/jakarta-left-in-the-dark-again/514139?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jgnewsletter Jakarta Left in The Dark Again Lenny Tristia Tambun& Bayu Marhaenjati | April 26, 2012 Another power blackout hit a large part of the capital on Wednesday afternoon, leading to airport delays and traffic congestion. The blackout, which started around 1:15 p.m. and lasted for more than two hours in some area, affected parts of Central, South and West Jakarta, as well as Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. It knocked out traffic lights, causing gridlock in three municipalities, while witnesses said two electric trains were stuck for about an hour between Palmerah in West Jakarta and Kebayoran Baru in South Jakarta. However, the Jakarta Police’s Traffic Management Center said that by the time power resumed, there was no major traffic congestion in the city. “If traffic lights go dead, at least two or three of our workers will assure order,” said Tri Wibowo, an officer at the center. “So far, none [of the traffic crossings] have been disturbed.” Hari Cahyono, the secretary of Angkasa Pura II, the operator of Soekarno-Hatta Airport, said eight backup generators immediately kicked in and full power to the airport was restored within about a half hour. “When the electricity supply from [state power company] PLN encountered a problem, everything worked fine so that airport services, especially those that are related to flight safety and passenger service, were not disturbed,” he said. However, Garuda Indonesia spokesman Pujobroto said the blackout delayed 14 flights for 15 minutes to an hour and indirectly delayed another 13 flights. “Because some of the work had to be done manually, it took longer to do things and the punctuality of flights in the afternoon was disturbed,” he said. After more than two hours, electricity began returning to most areas in Jakarta at around 3:30 p.m., said Paranai Suhafsan, distribution manager for PLN in Jakarta and Tangerang. He said the interbus transformer (IBT) at the Gandul power station had been repaired and that by dusk all areas would have electricity restored. He could not say what went wrong with the IBT. “So far, we don’t know the reason for the disturbance, which caused a cut in the supply of electricity to several power stations,” he said, adding that an investigation was ongoing. The IBT distributes electricity to dozens of main power stations in Jakarta and Tangerang, and the blackout took 1,600 megawatts from the supply, he said. He added that at least 14 secondary power stations in Jakarta and Tangerang were affected by the power outage. PLN says the IBT problems in Gandul affected equipment that measures power flow, causing one transformer to stop functioning and a second transformer to stop after it overloaded. “We apologize for this inconvenience,” said Bambang Dwiyanto, the company’s senior corporate communication manager. The last big power outage, which hit the city on April 5, plunged most of South Jakarta into darkness. PLN officials said that blackout was caused by maintenance work. With additional reporting from Investor Daily -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 536 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message
