Indonesian outage leaves 100m without electricity

Some 100m Indonesians were without electricity on Thursday as power outages hit the country’s main grid, leaving office workers in Jakarta trapped in elevators and the state-owned power monopoly struggling for an explanation.
Perusahaan Listrik Negara said power was last night being restored across most affected areas after a failure hit the Java-Madura-Bali inter-connection system at 10.23am, causing outages across the main island of Java and nearby Bali.

…..The outages also highlighted what is rapidly becoming an energy crisis for Indonesia, one of the world’s most resource- and energy-rich countries.

Financial Times