Jakarta Governor, Basuki “Ahok” T Purnama hoped the State-owned electricity company (PLN) to keep maintaining electricity supply to pump house during flood. It aims to suck up water maximally during rainy season.

PLN must help us. Electrical substation should still function

“ PLN must help us. Electrical substation should still function ,” he said, at City Hall, Monday (8/24).

For the sake of residents’ safety, he wants residents to be evacuated outside residential. “This is much better. If the electrical goes off, flood will inundate citizen houses,” he expressed.

Regarding on that matter, Planning Manager of PT PLN Distribution Jakarta Raya, Adi Priyanto conveyed some repairs for substations were done as a short-term anticipation. “One of them is by installing a aerial network wire which equipped with automatic switching at Pluit and Pasar Ikan pumps,” he uttered.

There is also substation elevation in Pluit, like electrical connection in Pasar Ikan Pump House, additional generator in Pluit Pump House and foundation elevation of Pluit substation's solar power plant (PLTS) in Pluit.

“To anticipate flood in Jakarta, we divide three plans, namely short-, middle- and long-terms,” he finished.