Blackouts strike Indonesian capital Jakarta

Blackouts hit parts of the Indonesian capital Jakarta and its neighbouring province of Banten Thursday after four major power plants on Java island malfunctioned, officials said.

Hundreds of passengers using electric trains which connect Jakarta to its outlying districts were stranded, radio reports said. The blackouts hit many districts across Jakarta and Banten in mid-morning after generators at power plants in Paiton, Suralaya, Tanjung Priok and Muara Karang broke down, said Made Rosakiya of state electricity firm PLN.

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