PLN Tanjunguban Branch plan to blackout for a month starting on January 2, 2010. Rotating blackouts done because the two generartor with a total of 1 Mega Watt power (MW) has entered the maintenance phase.
"Because of lack of resources, we were forced to rotating blackouts," said Arip Supriyadi, Branch Manager of PLN Tanjunguban, Wednesday (30/12).
Described Arif, PLN Ranting Tanjunguban began Monday (27 / 4) has been imposed under normal conditions that have the power to reach 4 MW. However, with no automatic operation of two machines, then place a minus power reaches 1 MW.
Due to the power minus 1 MW, then the peak load starting at 17:00 pm there are some customers who turn to extinction.
The ration of three-day blackout flame, turn to the fourth day shutdown starting at 17:00 pm until no later than 00:00 o'clock pm.
To shorten the time extinction, Arip urged to make energy-saving measures. Ordinary garden lights turned on, during the blackout were asked to not lit.
In addition, the activities carried out at night like ironing and so forth are asked to be changed or done during the day only. Because the burden of PLN's day was not so heavy.
Source: Batam Pos OL
"Because of lack of resources, we were forced to rotating blackouts," said Arip Supriyadi, Branch Manager of PLN Tanjunguban, Wednesday (30/12).
Described Arif, PLN Ranting Tanjunguban began Monday (27 / 4) has been imposed under normal conditions that have the power to reach 4 MW. However, with no automatic operation of two machines, then place a minus power reaches 1 MW.
Due to the power minus 1 MW, then the peak load starting at 17:00 pm there are some customers who turn to extinction.
The ration of three-day blackout flame, turn to the fourth day shutdown starting at 17:00 pm until no later than 00:00 o'clock pm.
To shorten the time extinction, Arip urged to make energy-saving measures. Ordinary garden lights turned on, during the blackout were asked to not lit.
In addition, the activities carried out at night like ironing and so forth are asked to be changed or done during the day only. Because the burden of PLN's day was not so heavy.
Source: Batam Pos OL
