PLN Restores Electricity for 88% of Customers After Flores Earthquake
PT PLN has mobilized personnel to restore electricity in Flores, Indonesia, following a recent earthquake. The restoration efforts have successfully brought power back to 88% of customers, aiding in the recovery of telecommunications and emergency services.
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Rapid infrastructure restoration is critical for disaster recovery and public safety in earthquake-prone regions.
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - PT PLN (Persero) President Director Darmawan Prasodjo has fully mobilized personnel to accelerate the restoration of the electricity grid following the earthquake in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Indonesia, ensuring that services to the public return to normal as soon as possible. Darmawan expressed his concern and prayers for the affected communities and personally visited the Labuan Bajo area in NTT to ensure that all PLN staff were working at full capacity to support the power restoration process in the quake-hit regions."We are deploying our field teams with an all-out effort to ensure these repairs proceed smoothly," Darmawan said during a virtual press conference regarding the Electricity Readiness for the 81st Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia's Independence, held at the PLN UIP2B Jamali office in Depok, West Java, early Sunday morning, August 16, 2026, as reported by Antara.However, Darmawan did not specify the exact number of…
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