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The blackout affected not only North Sumatra, but also other provinces inlcuding Aceh, West Sumatra, Riau, Jambi and South Sumatra.
A store in Padangsidimpuan city, North Sumatra, emits generator-powered light on May 22, as the street lies shrouded in darkness. The blackout affected almost all of provinces on mainland Sumatra Island. Electricity company PT PLN said electricity was normal again on Sunday. (kompas.com/Oryza Pasaribu)
Electricity came back online on Sunday after a total blackout in almost all of Sumatra since Friday evening, causing massive disruptions as the public is demanding compensations from electricity company PT PLN, a unit of Indonesian sovereign wealth fund PT Daya Anagata Nusantara.Spokesman of PLN North Sumatra Main Distribution Unit (UID), Diki Nasution, said the electric system in the province returned to normal at 5:07 a.m. and ensured there would be no more blackouts.
