PLN: Peak load in Java-Bali system breaks new record

State-owned electricity firm PT PLN said that the Java-Bali system saw a new peak load record of 25,665 MW at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, indicating of rising electricity consumption in the region.

PLN Head of Corporate Communications, I Made Suprateka said in a statement on Thursday that the new peak load record in the evening occurred only five days after the previous evening record of 25,414 MW on October 6. ?This is a good sign. The electricity supplied by PLN can be absorbed by consumers,? he said.

Made said that rising electricity consumption can be also seen from the fact that peak load during the daytime also break a new record of 24,904 MW at 1.30 p.m. on Wednesday. The previous highest day-time peak load of 24,760 MW occurred on October 6.

?The installed capacity in the Java-Bali system is currently in surplus condition. PLN will continue to meet the power demand by developing new plants, transmission lines and substations,? he ended.

Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak