What is wrong with the Electricity Supply in this country? It has been forever that there is a black-out in certain area based on schedule. For the month of July itself, it is stated on the news that there will be scheduled black-out for 3 hours everyday with different timing for different area. It can be early in the morning, late at night when you are having your sound sleep, in the afternoon, when you are working, when you are showering, anytime they decided. The reason is simply because there are technical problems with their lousy machines/generator in some cities. So, what’s with it? Why can’t they get it repaired or get a new one as soon as possible?
Now its already August, and the news last month only said it will last till end of July. And there are still black-out up till today. What I hate the most is when I am working on my Mac, discussing business with distributors, or doing something else that needs electricity, and out of sudden, it get cut off just because of the black-out. And another time when I was sleeping soundly with Air Conditioner of course, and right at 2.00am after midnight, the electricity cut off again for 3 hours. What the hell?
People here rely a lot on privately owned generator ever since this tradition. I remember it has been gone for sometimes, and now it is back again with same reason of generators are faulty and under repair. There was once during Chinese New Year that has total black out for 12 hours everyday, or more just because their electric pole was stolen somewhere in the forest.
Not only in Riau, or Sumatra this happen. It happens countrywide. Even in Java Island. Factories have to close their operation on day time since there is no electricity and the operation shifted to evening. Some occurred many losses.
What worst, when you are shopping in a Mall, or having dinner somewhere in restaurant or Mall, and out of sudden the electricity went down. And all the systems were off, and you can’t checkout your shopping stuffs, you can’t order your food, you can’t enjoy your food conveniently. This has happen in July. There is definitely a need to reconstruct the PLN, or if they really can’t maintain a good quality of service, lease it off to private companies or investors. How people are going to invest in your country if there are constant electricity problem?
About one more week from now, Indonesia will reach its Independence Day celebration, and it has already been 63 years. It has been very long, and still this small problem remain unsolved.
I better invest on a UPS device for data and operational protection.
written by surfnux
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