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PLN Boss Prepared To Fall on His Sword
Reva Sasistiya | November 19, 2009

Jakarta Jakarta's recent blackouts have left PLN's residential customers fuming while business owners struggle to keep their doors open. (Photo: Safir Makki, JG)
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Valkyrie
8:51am Nov 22, 2009

"Everyone knows this to be true"..... What's the "boss" doing about it? I do believe that one word "lanjut" from him will set things moving but somehow.....often the issues cannot..... di.....lanjutkan!!!

Someone wisely said..."one cannot sweep the floor clean with a dirty broom."

John Ralph
8:06pm Nov 21, 2009

Stop to graft and corruption in PLN and IP and you will solve 80% of the problem, but no politician or bureaucrat wants that because they are involved. Everyone knows this to be true.


Valkyrie
6:46am Nov 20, 2009

Kitchen's getting to be too hot for him! Nah! whatever happens, he's comfortable for the rest of his life.....unless.

Have we all noticed the numerous real estates developments sprouting in recent times? Developers I know, are obliged to provide estimates of power needs to PLN. One of the causes of short supply may be attributed to the added strain caused by these new developments. Has someone in PLN calculated this projections or PLN has no one to do the maths.

The authorities approving the construction of these huge developments should also be looked into by the KPK. I have a very strong suspicion that "foul play" exists.

Let's look into one of these luxurious complex that operate their own water purification plant. I do not know if the plant operates on power generated independently or if they require power from PLN. If it's the latter then, I'm certain the power required is definitely huge.

Totalling the capacity of power needed by these new real estate developments is surely vital.

peterR
5:17am Nov 20, 2009

No need to fall. I am sure that there are a number of PLN customers who would be happy to save him the trouble.

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Fahmi Mochtar, the beleaguered president director of state utility PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara, on Thursday said he may not be in his job next month as widespread blackouts continue to plague Greater Jakarta, with more frequent blackouts expected during the Christmas-to-New Year period.

“I may not be being interviewed by you [reporters] next month,” a visibly tired Fahmi said at a press conference late on Thursday. “As the head of the company, who has a duty to the people, I am ready to be replaced at any time.”

Fahmi made the comments after a marathon nine-and-a-half hour meeting with Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta Rajasa, along with the ministers for state-owned enterprises and energy.

State-Owned Enterprises Minister Mustafa Abubakar declined to comment on Fahmi’s future as he was leaving the meeting. But he had warned last week that he would sanction top officials at PLN if the utility failed to meet a December deadline to end the rolling blackouts.

Fahmi has been under serious pressure for more than two weeks. On Tuesday, a visibly angry President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono warned him that if PLN could not end the power shortages, it could lose its monopoly to supply power to the country.

Meanwhile, on Thursday the early December target of ending the bulk of the blackouts seemed less likely. PLN revealed that its Muara Karang gas-fired plant would be offline between Christmas and New Year’s Eve because state energy company PT Pertamina would shut off its gas supply.

PLN said it had asked Pertamina to shut off the supply from Dec. 24 to Dec. 31 so it could perform maintenance work originally scheduled for November.

Bambang Praptono, PLN’s director of planning and technology, admitted that this would mean more frequent power cuts during the holiday period.