Residents of Medan protest blackouts during Ramadhan

Muslims in Medan are blaming state power company PLN for recurring power cuts, which they say are disrupting special activities during the fasting month of Ramadhan.

The caretaker of Medan’s main Al Ikwhan mosque, Asno Susanto, said the North Sumatra branch of PLN had broken its promise not to cut power during the month.

“Frankly speaking, we are disappointed with PLN’s service. Blackouts in the Ramadhan will be very disturbing, especially for those performing their religious duties,” Asno said.

A city-wide outage on the first day of the fasting month disrupted the fast breaking and the tarawih evening prayers, with many people canceling plans to go to mosques because they feared leaving their houses unattended.

Jakarta Post