Flood Error or Construction Error?
After 10 months of operation, PLTA Way Besai in West Lampung is paralyzed courtesy of flooding. State-owned power company PLN has lost almost Rp4 billion and this does not take into account the income lost by its customers.
February 19, 2002
THE people of Lampung, South Sumatra and Bengkulu now once again know what it feels like to have to live without enough electricity. Business activities and daily chores at home—most of which require electricity—have dropped sharply. At the very least, people have to adjust to having power cuts again.
The latest disaster originated at the Way Besai hydropower plant (PLTA) in West Lampung. This 90-megawatt power plant is no longer f
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