"Bali has the potential to operate PLTPs, since its geothermal reserve is concentrated in Bedugul," director general of renewable energy and energy conservation at the ministry, Eniya Listiani Dewi, said in Jakarta on Monday.
Speaking at the headquarters of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, she stressed that each major island in Indonesia should have its own source of electricity to avoid reliance on power from other regions.
In this context, Dewi noted that Bali remains vulnerable to outages due to its ongoing dependence on electricity transmitted via submarine cables from power plants on Java Island.
"The recent blackout in Bali is a reminder of the importance of each island achieving self-reliance (in electricity)," she said.
The blackout, which began around 4 p.m. local time on Friday, affected 80 percent of Bali region. State-run power company PLN promptly began restoration efforts, completing the process by 3:30 a.m. the following day.
Darmawan Prasodjo, the president director of PLN, informed that the power outage was likely caused by a disruption in the Java-Bali submarine electricity interconnection cable system.
"Technically speaking, there are signs pointing to an an issue with the submarine cable system. While we are still working to identify the exact cause, we can confirm that this incident was not related to any cyberattack," he said on Saturday (May 3).
He also assured the public that PLN will continue to evaluate its services and take the necessary measures to strengthen the power supply system.
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