Major Turnoffs
It's more than 10 years since there were a series of rolling blackouts on the Java-Bali electricity grid. But these are now happening again.
June 3, 2003
THE majority of Jakarta was in total darkness on Friday night two weeks ago. There was no electricity supply whatsoever in four of the capital city's districts: Gambir, Kebayoran, Kramat Jati and Tangerang. On that Friday night, the National Electricity Company (PLN) was unable to supply approximately 500 MW of electricity to the Greater Jakarta (Jabotabek—the name for Jakarta and its three neighboring cities of Bogor, Tangerang and Beka
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