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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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February
2nd-phase vaccination for public workers scheduled in Feb third-week
Written by Nur Yasmin
Feb. 16 - The government will commence the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination in the third week of February 2021, targeting public service officers and senior citizens.
Acting Director General of Disease Control and Prevention of the Health Ministry Maxi Rein Rondonuwu stated here during an online discussion, Monday, that the second phase of vaccination has targeted more than 38.5 million people, of which 21 million are senior citizens.
"The second phase of vaccination will be started with traders in the Tanah Abang Market on Wednesday (Feb 17)," he revealed.
Vaccination, targeting 55 thousand market traders, will run for six days.
Rondonuwu noted that the second phase of vaccination has targeted people with high direct interaction, mobility, and vulnerability to COVID-19 infection.
"If we can protect them from COVID-19, then we can lower the transmission rate and reduce the work load in hospitals," he remarked.
Initially, the vaccination program, in its second phase, will only prioritize public service officers.
However, the government has placed the elderly group in the target group for vaccination on grounds that they are at high risk of COVID-19 infection, with high mortality risk.
The public service officers comprise military and police personnel, teachers, civil servants, public transportation workers, motorcycle-taxi drivers, and traders.
The second phase of vaccination is expected to be completed in May 2021.
"In May 2021, we will start the vaccination for other groups of the society," he stated.
Vaccination is part of the government's efforts to curb COVID-19 transmission.
In addition to vaccination, various steps have been undertaken to prevent further spread of the virus, including massive campaigning of health protocols; applying travel restrictions; and improving the tracing, testing, and treatment of COVID-19 cases. (Antaranews)
February
1,068,747 medical workers get first doses of vaccine as of Sunday
Written by Nur Yasmin
Feb. 15 - Indonesia has administered the first doses of coronavirus vaccine to 1,068,747 healthcare workers across the country as of Sunday (Feb 14, 2021).
Of the total, 425,578 healthcare workers have got their second vaccine shots, an increase of 10,092 compared to a day earlier. according to the COVID-19 Handling Task Force.
Just on Sunday, 8,421 medical workers across Indonesia got vaccine shots, the task force said.
The government has targeted to vaccinate 1,468,764 healthcare workers against COVID-19.
Overall, the vaccination campaign will target 181,554,464 people, or 70 percent of the total Indonesian population, with the aim of building herd immunity against the coronavirus.
The first phase of vaccination involves healthcare workers and then public service officers.
With the addition of 9,237 people recovering from the coronavirus, the country's COVID-19 recoveries rose to 1,025,273 as of Sunday.
Meanwhile, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increased 6,765 to 1,217,468, with 33,183 people succumbing to the infection, up 247 compared to the day before. (Antaranews)
February
Tukul Dam to support food, water resilience: Jokowi
Written by Nur Yasmin
Feb. 15 - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said Tukul Dam in Pacitan, East Java is expected to support food and water resilience in its neighboring areas.
Jokowi at the inauguration of the dam in Pacitan, East Java on Sunday said the dam could supply 300 liters of water per second, with the capacity to reserve 8.7 million cubic meters of water and irrigate 600 hectares of paddy fields.
"The dam, once again has a vital role in flood control, irrigation and raw water supply," the President said.
He also called on East Java Government and Pacitan District administration to make use of the dam that worth Rp916 billion for the benefit of local people.
"To benefit local people, increase agriculture production, and provide clean water," Jokowi said.
During the past six years, Jokowi's administration has constructed 65 dams across the country, including Raknamo and Rotiklot dams in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Tanju and Mila dams in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Tritip dam in East Kalimantan, Gondang dam in Central Java, Sei Gong dam in Riau Islands, Nipah Dam in East Java. (Antaranews)
February
No Indonesian falls victim to Japan's powerful quake
Written by Nur Yasmin
Feb. 15 - No Indonesian fell victim to a powerful earthquake centered beneath the sea off Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, the Indonesian Embassy in Japan said on Sunday.
"The Indonesian Embassy has contacted (the Indonesian) community (in Japan). So far, we have yet to receive a report of Indonesian citizen falling victim (to the earthquake) ," the embassy said in a written statement.
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern region late Saturday. The quake had the same location as a powerful quake on March 11, 2011 which triggered a tsunami and led to irregularities at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
"The Japanese government has checked the Fukushima nuclear reactor and there was no report of irregularities," the embassy said.
Reuters quoting Japanese national station NHK on Sunday morning repooirted at least 104 people were injured in the quake. But no fatalities were reported.
Data from the Japanese immigration show 66,084 Indonesians stayed in Japan as of June 2020.
An estimated 1,500 Indonesians stay in the areas which bore the brunt of the quake, comprising 540 in Fukushima and 984 in Miyagi. (Antaranews)
February
Vice President Ma'ruf Amin symbolically hands over aid for flood victims at the Karangligar village head office in Karawang district, West Java, on Saturday (February 13, 2021). (Rangga Pandu)
Vice President Ma'ruf Amin symbolically handed over aid from the Indonesian President and the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) for flood victims at the Karangligar village head office in Karawang district, West Java, on Saturday.
The aid comprised basic necessities, 600 packs of fast food, 300 packs of child food, 300 blankets, 300 mats,and 50 baby care kits, worth Rp252,764,600.
The aid also included 300 thousand masks, 10 thousand antigen rapid test kits, five thousand sarongs, and 1,200 mattresses.
In his address, the Vice President said he and the President were concerned about the flood that had swamped the district and called for joint efforts to prevent floods in future.He further said he will ask the Public Works and People's Housing Ministry and other ministries to respond to the Karawang district head's request to build a dam and normalize rivers in the area.
Floodwaters swamped more than 5,300 homes in Karawang district, West Java, on Tuesday (February 8, 2021), forcing 3,396 people to flee to drier ground, according to data provided by the Karawang district military command's task force.
The affected homes were located in 30 villages in 17 sub-districts, it stated.There were no immediate reports of fatalities or injuries in the flood, which followed heavy rainfall over few days.
While visiting two flood-stricken areas on Tuesday, Karawang district head Cellica Nurrachadiana had appealed to all sides to provide aid to flood evacuees soon.
He said many flood evacuees were hoping for immediate assistance in the form of blankets, food, and baby kits.
“We also assure that their daily needs will be met, particularly nutrition intake. We will also try to build another public kitchen. The command post is ready to collaborate with military and police personnel (to handle the impact of the flood),” he stated//ANT
February
Medical workers register before receiving their first COVID-19 vaccine jabs in Istora Senayan, Jakarta, on February 4, 2021. (ANTARA FOTO/M Risyal Hidayat/aww)
Indonesia reported 9,869 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the tally to 1,201,859, according to data from the Health Ministry. With the addition of 11 thousand recoveries, the number of people recovering from the infection increased to 1,004,117. Meanwhile, the number of deaths rose by 275 to reach 32,656.
Jakarta still reported the highest number of new cases at 3,810, followed by East Java (776) and West Java (683). The capital city also led in the number of new recoveries at 5,636, followed by West Java (1,582) and East Java (1,085).East Java recorded the highest number of deaths at 120, followed by Jakarta at 50 and Central Java at 21.
Meanwhile, Aceh and Maluku reported less than 10 new cases//ANT
February
Over one million healthcare workers vaccinated against COVID-19
Written by Nur Yasmin
Feb. 12 - The number of Indonesian healthcare workers who have received COVID-19 vaccine shots so far has reached 1,017,186, according to data provided by the COVID-19 Handling Task Force on Thursday afternoon.
The number of workers vaccinated against COVID-19 increased by 47,640 on Thursday compared to the previous day, it reported.
Of the 1,017,186 people who have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, 345,605 people have been administered their second dose, an increase of 66,354 people compared to Wednesday (February 10, 2021), according to the task force.
In its initial stage, the vaccination program is targeting a total of 1,468,764 healthcare workers.
The government has set a target of inoculating 181,554,464 people, or 70 percent of the total population of Indonesia, with the aim of building herd immunity against the coronavirus.
The next priority targets of the vaccination program are public service officers, including police and military personnel.
Each person covered by the vaccine program requires to be administered two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. This means that Indonesia needs 362 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for 181 million people.
To speed up the vaccination process, the Ministry of Health is collaborating with the TNI (Indonesian Defense Forces) and Polri (Indonesian Police) to carry out vaccinations and contact-tracing.
Meanwhile, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has highlighted the dual strategies of surveillance and vaccination applied by his ministry to win the battle against the coronavirus pandemic.
"The first strategy is surveillance. How we know where the enemy is and where they are moving. In the past, they tracked them using interrogation techniques, but now, they employ testing and tracing techniques," Sadikin explained here on Thursday.
Based on the Health Ministry's computations, 30 tracers per 100 thousand people are required for the tracing process, and they need to be deployed in every village. Hence, Indonesia needs a total of 80 thousand tracers to meet its target of vaccinating around 181 million people.
"For Indonesia’s population, approximately 80 thousand tracers are required across all villages. We do not have such apparatus, and only the Police and the TNI have it," Sadikin pointed out. (Antaranews)
February
Feb. 12 - Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi met Qatari Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Syekh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, in Doha on Thursday to discuss bilateral and regional cooperation.
During the meeting, the two foreign ministers agreed to forge bilateral cooperation, particularly in the economic field, with an emphasis on investments in the telecommunication, tourism, and electricity sectors.
"We must continue to drive the economic cooperation between the two countries to be able to expedite the economic recovery process in the wake of the pandemic," Marsudi said in the written statement issued by the Foreign Ministry on Thursday.
Trade between Indonesia and Qatar continued to increase by 11.53 percent during the 2015-2019 period. Meanwhile, Qatari investment in Indonesia in the past three years focused on the tourism and energy sectors.
In 2020, Qatar's investment in Indonesia was valued at US$6.2 million, an over 30-fold increase compared to 2018.
During their meeting, the two foreign ministers also exchanged views on several regional issues, particularly the peace process in Afghanistan.
They agreed on the importance of international support to maintain the momentum of the peace process in the country.
They also agreed that the peace process will run faster than expected and therefore, a high commitment from all sides is needed, Marsudi stated.
Meanwhile, Qatar praised Indonesia for its attention to the role of women in Afghanistan.
"Women's role must always be prioritized both in the peace process and the development of Afghanistan in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic," Marsudi remarked.
The two ministers also discussed the issue of Palestine, particularly with regard to the meeting of Arab League foreign ministers. (Antaranews)
February
Two new economic zones to attract US$19.3 bln investment: govt
Written by Nur Yasmin
Feb. 12 - The Indonesian government has projected that two new special economic zones (SEZ) in West and East Java would attract US$19.3 billion in investments, and thus support the business ecosystem in those regions.
The new economic zones are Lido in West Java and Java Integrated Industrial and Port Estate (JIIPE) in Gresik, East Java.
“The Lido special economic zone is expected to be able to boost tourism in Indonesia. The result must be clear, tourists to West Java must also be of international quality,” said Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, who is also chairman of the KEK National Council, in Jakarta on Thursday.
The Lido SEZ is projected to attract investments of up to US$2.4 billion and absorb 29,545 workers in its 20th year, he said.
The JIIPE SEZ is expected to bring in investments of US$16.9 billion and employ 199,818 people once it is fully operational, he said.
The Lido SEZ will be developed as a tourism project with attractions such as a world-class theme park, golf courses, and retail and dining facilities, he noted.
It will also have six-star luxury resort accommodations, film studios, and music festivals, he added.
The presence of a theme park in Lido is expected to increase the number of domestic and foreign tourists to 63.4 million visitors by 2038, or an average of 3.17 million tourists per year.
According to Hartarto, foreign exchange flows from foreign tourists as well as foreign exchange savings from domestic tourists could reach US$4.1 billion over 20 years.
Meanwhile, at JIIPE, there are plans to develop businesses in the metal, electronics, chemical, energy, and logistics industries, he said.
JIIPE is expected to contribute exports valued at US$10.1 billion per year once it is fully operational, as well as import substitution for metal and chemical industrial products, he said.
The two SEZ proposals, which have been approved, will be recommended to President Joko Widodo.
Indonesia so far has developed 15 SEZs. They comprise nine industrial SEZs and six tourism SEZs in Arun, Lhokseumawe, Aceh; Sei Mangkei, North Sumatra; Tanjung Api-Api; South Sumatra, Galang Batang, Riau Islands; Tanjung Kelayang, Bangka Belitung Islands; Tanjung Lesung, Banten; Mandalika, NTB; Maloy Batuta Trans East Kalimantan; Palu, Central Sulawesi; Bitung, North Sulawesi; Morotai, North Maluku; Sorong, West Papua; Singhasari, East Java; Likupang, North Sulawesi; and Kendal, Central Java.
The development of the SEZs has resulted in an investment commitment of Rp70.4 trillion, of which Rp23.1 trillion has been realized as of the end of 2020.
The biggest investment realization came from Galang Batang, which officially became operational at the end of 2018, followed by Sei Mangkei and Kendal, which became an SEZ at the end of 2019.
In addition, the development of SEZs has created 19,951 jobs as of the end of 2020. (Antaranews)
February
SOE ministry donates one million masks to combat COVID-19
Written by Nur Yasmin
Feb. 11 - The Foundation of State-Owned Enterprises Ministry for Indonesia has provided one million face masks for residents in red zones (with severe infection risk) as part of efforts to reduce the COVID-19 infection rate.
The face masks were symbolically handed over by the SOE Ministry's secretary, Susyanto, to his counterpart from the Home Ministry, Hamdani, on Wednesday, the SOE Ministry's spokesperson, Rudi Rusli, said.
The mask-wearing campaign is part of the SOE Ministry foundation's efforts to support the nation's collective efforts to break the chain of COVID-19 transmission in communities, he said in a statement issued here on Wednesday.
The Home Ministry plans to distribute the one million masks to people residing in red zones across Indonesia from next week with the help of members of the ministry's Family Welfare Movement (PKK).
The Indonesian government's COVID-19 Task Force reported 8,700 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, which took the country's total case count to 1,174,779.
By mid-day on Tuesday, at least 1,937 new COVID-19 patients were hospitalized, bringing the number of those being treated at hospitals to 169,351, the task force stated.
Meanwhile, 10,424 patients recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total recoveries to 973,452, while 213 people succumbed to the virus, bringing the death toll to 31,976.
The task force further revealed that most of the new cases were contributed by Jakarta, which recorded 3,437 new infections, while Central Java contributed 948 cases.
Other provinces that reported hundreds of new cases included West Java (775), East Kalimantan (550), and Bali (453). Meanwhile, Maluku recorded less than 10 new confirmed cases as of mid-day on Tuesday.
Jakarta also accounted for the most deaths with 50 people in the capital city succumbing to the virus.
Central Java recorded the second highest number of deaths at 48, followed by West Java (17), East Kalimantan (9), and Bali (7).
The task force also disclosed that 77,086 people in 510 districts/cities across the country remain categorized as suspected patients.
At least 67,888 new specimens were tested on Tuesday, bringing the total number of specimens examined to 9,791,928, the task force informed.
The government has been striving to reduce the country's COVID-19 infection rate.
In this regard, the Health Ministry is collaborating with the National Police and the Indonesian Defence Forces (TNI) to carry out vaccinations and contact tracing at the grassroots level. (Antaranews)