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PLN Gradually Recovers Electricity Supply (0)
State-owned electricity firm PT PLN has recovered electric power to Balaraja Extra High Voltage substation in Banten Province, and furthermore it will be channeled to Suralaya steam-fueled power plant (PLTU) to gradually recover its operation to reach its capacity of 2800 MW of electricity.
In addition, power supply from Gandul Extra High Voltage substations in Depok, West Java Province, will be channeled to Muara Karang gas and steam power plant (PLTGU) to supply electricity to the Indonesian capital city, Jakarta.
Acting President Director of PLN Sripeni Inten Cahyani said here on Sunday that the power supply to Jakarta was expected to recover within three hours.
"We apologize for the inconvenience today, and currently all efforts have been made to recover the Java-Bali power system, especially in the area of West Java, Banten, and Jakarta," Cahyani said.
The company has focused on power supply to PLTGU Muara Karang and PLTGU Priok to recover the system in the capital city.
Previously, PLN has recovered the operation of hydro-generated power plant (PLTA) Saguling and PLTA Cirata which are functioned as power stabilizer, and, at the same time, supply the electricity to PLTU Suralaya through Cibinong, Depok, Gandul, Lengkok, Balaraja and Suralaya extra high voltage substations.
PLTU Suralaya is expected to return to its normal operation within six hours to normalize power system in West Java and Banten.
Blackout that affected thousands of homes and public facilities in West Java, Jakarta, and Banten was caused by several troubles in the extra high voltage 500 kV transmission of Ungaran - Pemalang.
"PLN has taken its best efforts and will have evaluation to prevent recurrence of today's incident," Cahyani said.
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1,595 People Have Made Use of COVID-19 Mental Health and Psychosocial Services
Written by nuke
Jakarta Health Agency has noted that as many as 1,595 people have used mental health and psychosocial services since it is operated on March 30 to April 24. This service is opened for people under monitoring (ODP) and patients under surveillance (PDP) and mild COVID-19 positive patients undergoing independent isolation. Jakarta Health Agency Head, Widyastuti, Tuesday explained residents who need this service can access the website at sahjiwa-dinkes.jakarta.go.id/, then press Bercerita button. In this service, psychologists for mental health will contact patients to provide motivation and enthusiasm and keep thinking positive. While those who call the call center 112 and need further counseling will be forwarded to the nearest Puskesmas service hotline according to the client's domicile. To support it, her agency has cooperated with the Indonesian Psychiatric Association (PDSKJI), Indonesian Psychologists Association (HIMPSI) and Clinical Psychologist Association (IPK). She also has a team that compiles a mental health and psychosocial support system for recording and reporting such as name, national identity number (NIK) and address based data. The data is then reported to the Health Agency every Monday and Thursday//beritajakarta
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Farmers should also benefit from economic stimulus: Jokowi
Written by nuke
Indonesia’s economic stimulus program should also be directed at farmers, so they can continue to maintain domestic food production, President Joko Widodo advised officials on Tuesday during a limited cabinet meeting on anticipating the nation's staple food requirement, held via video conferencing from the Bogor Presidential Palace. President Jokowi asked officials to continue to maintain food production to cater to domestic needs. Keep on maintaining food production to keep it running normally, and make sure farmers keep producing. Make sure farmers continue to produce by implementing good health protocols and the economic stimulus programs runs in the right direction. In the meantime, the government has raised the budget for COVID-19 mitigation to Rp405.1 trillion in the 2020 fiscal budget. The budget is yet to include the economic recovery program and stimulus for businesses//Ant
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IsDB provides emergency funds to mitigate economic brunt of COVID-19
Written by Nouvarah Ahdiba
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati echoed the Islamic Development Bank's (IsDB's) readiness to furnish emergency funds worth US$200-250 million to overcome the impact of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak.
"The COVID-19 emergency fund from IsDB during the negotiation process ranged from US$200 million to US$250 million," Indrawati stated on the Instagram page monitored here on Monday.
The minister noted that this was one of the outcomes of virtual discussions with IsDB President Bandar Hajjar pertaining to the government's steps in the fields of health, social assistance, and business incentives.
On the occasion, he ensured that IsDB will offer joint support along with other multilateral financial institutions, including the World Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
"IsDB has launched the 3R program (Response, Restore, Restart)," Indrawati remarked.
The government had earlier ensured that it would rely on loans from multilateral institutions to support the financing of various stimulus programs. (ANTARA))
However, funding from multilateral institutions is not an urgent step to be utilized for handling the COVID-19 pandemic.
The most crucial step taken by the government is to conduct several reallocations or refocus on non-urgent State Budget (APBN) spending, such as official travel or meetings.
Furthermore, the government will rely on debt issuance financing, such as pandemic bonds to deal with the widening budget deficit.
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The Investment Coordinating Board needs to direct investment into the health and food sector
Written by nuke
The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) needs to direct investment coming into Indonesia this year in the health and food sector given the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic.Member of Commission VI of the Indonesian House of Representatives Nevi Zuairina, in a release in Jakarta on Sunday, hopes that the Investment Coordinating Board, during the COVID-19 outbreak, investment until the end of 2020, will be directed to the health and food sector.According to Nevi Zuairina, the large-scale investment must also produce quality products with standards that are accepted internationally. He warned that large-scale investment is needed, among others, because almost 95 percent of Indonesian medical devices, including drugs, are imported, especially raw materials//ant
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Indonesia records 8,607 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 1,042 recoveries
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