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.
President Joko Widodo accompanied by First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo arrived in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday 9 September 2018, at 21.20 local time or 19.20 WIB for a state visit.
The Indonesian Presidential aircraft which brought the Head of State and his entourage arrived at Seongnam Military Base, Seoul, South Korea, after taking a flight for almost 7 hours from Halim Perdanakusuma Jakarta Air Force Base, Jakarta.
Upon arrival at the Seongnam Military Air Base, the President and Mrs. Iriana were greeted directly by the Indonesian Ambassador to South Korea Umar Hadi and South Korea's State Protocol Head at the door of the aircraft.
The two were then invited down from the flight stairs and welcomed by South Korean Maritime and Fisheries Minister Kim Young Choon.
Furthermore, the President and Mrs. Iriana and their entourage immediately left the Seongnam Military Air Base to the hotel where they spent the night while in Seoul, South Korea.
At the hotel, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi welcomed the President and Mrs. Iriana. It also appeared that two Indonesian children dressed in traditional custom welcomed the arrival of President Jokowi and Ibu Iriana while giving flowers as a welcome greeting. ( biro pers media
From 10 countries in ASEAN, only Timor Leste who cannot grab any medals from the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang. Indonesia led the collection with 98 medals ( 31 Golds ), Thailand with 73 medals ( 11 Golds ), Malaysia with 76 medals ( 7 Golds ), Vietnam, Singapore and Philippines, they have each 4 Gold medals but different on Silver and Bronze. Cambodia with 2 Golds. Laos with 2 Silvers and 3 Bronzes and the last is Myanmar, with 2 Bronzes. ( source: ASEAN)
Indonesia, after the 18th Asian Games, will hold Asian Para Games in Jakarta from 6 - 13 Octobre.
Top Five of Asian Games 2018. China dominates AG 2018 with 132 Gold medals ( total of 289 medals ), Japan with 75 Golds ( total of 205 medals ), Korea Republik with 49 Gold medals ( 177 medals ), and Indonesia is number 4 with 31 Gold medals ( total of 98 medals ). Uzbekistan with 21 Gold medals ( total of 70 medals) source: Inasgoc.
A number of teams like to compete quickly in the final canoe sprint of 2 500-meter princesses, 2018 Asian Games at Jakabaring Lake, Palembang, South Sumatra, Thursday (8/30). Indonesia got Silver medal on this race.
A touching moment occurred when President Jokowi and Prabowo were united by Indonesian martial arts athlete Hanifan Yudani Kusumah, who defeated Thai Linh Nguyen (Vietnam) in class C (55-60 kg). Hanifan succeeded in contributing the 29th gold for Indonesia.
Shortly after celebrating, Hanifan went straight to where President Jokowi and Prabowo were.
After shaking hands and receiving congratulations, Hanifan immediately united Jokowi and Prabowo by embracing both of them. The three of them embraced. ( kps - 29 August )
On August 28, Indonesia collected 2 more Gold medals. These medals keep Indonesia on the 4th position after China, Japan and South Korea. Indonesia also collected some Silver and Bronze medals and made total of 72 medals with 24 Golds.
Indonesia has collected 22 Gold medals and placed on 4 rank after China, Japan and Korea. Yesterday ( 27 August ), Indonesia was only on the fifth after Iran. 8 Gold medals coming from Pencak Silat. 2 Gold medals and 1 Silver medals from Speed Climbing. In Total Indonesia collected 67 medals. ( source:Inasgoc )
Indonesia keep the position on the top 5 with 50 medals : 12 Gold medals, 13 Silver medals, and 25 Bronze medals. Number 1 is China with 174 medals in which, 78 Gold medals. Japan is still number 2 with 122 medals ; 40 Golds. Number 3 is Korea Republic with 94 medals; 27 Golds. Iran keeps the 4 position with 14 Golds from the total 40 medals. The others, from 6 to 10 are; DPR Korea 11 Golds, Thailand 9 Golds, Chinese Taipei 8 Golds, India 7 Golds and Usbekistan with 6 Gold medals.
Today at least 28 sports events will be held both in Jakarta and Jakabaring Sports City, Palembang. You can see the schedule on this link https://en.asiangames2018.id/schedule-results/ ( source Inasgoc- August 27 2018 ).
Top ten of Medals on AG 2018. China remained at the top with with 116 medals ( 55 Golds ), Japan still at number 2 with 86 medals ( 25 Golds ) and number 3, South Korea with 63 medals ( 16 Golds ). Number 4 Iran with 27 medals ( 10 Golds ), Indonesia at number 5 with 24 medals ( 8 Golds ). Number 6 Thailand with 26 medals ( 6 Golds ), North Korea with 16 medals ( 6 Golds ), Chinese Taipei with 22 medals ( 5 Golds ), Usbekistan number 9 with 19 medals ( 4 Golds ) and number 10, India with 18 medals ( 4 Golds ). sources: ( Inasgoc ).