Blackout again in Sumbawa

Pedi Sumanto , http://www.pulausumbawanews.com 

Sumbawa, PSnews - Some days, Sumbawa Besar residents and surrounding cities often feel the effects of a power outage suddenly. Especially when they wanted to do the work in the office or other needs that depend on electricity. Not a few are wondering cause blackouts. In fact, the ability of diesel power generators (diesel) Labuhan Sumbawa has been added.



PLN as an operator and provider of electricity services had admitted it. But still it is always sudden blackouts occur. What the hell?

PLN Area Manager Sumbawa, Pedi Sumanto, Friday (16/11) were contacted, said the outage occurs automatically if the medium-voltage power lines or crushed by a fallen tree limb. Especially in the area around Moyo Hulu Lenangguar and flow direction in the mountains surrounding Batulanteh Semongkat.

Not only in the surrounding mountains, trees uprooted and prone to PLN's hit bare wires, also often occur around the Kebayan, Osap Sio and city streets there are trees and power lines flow.

"We suggest that, for people who have a tree in the yard and there was a stream of high-voltage bare wires, so cut the branch. The benefit is that the branch was not on cable. If the wires touched or hit a limb, will be automatically shutdown along the cable,
"Pedi said Sumanto. (PSB)