KUCHING, July 10 — Several areas in Sarawak plunged into sudden darkness as a blackout suddenly occurred at around 9.30pm tonight.
Reports of power outage were received at several locations in Kuching, and as far as Sebauh in Bintulu.
According to SEB’s Twitter account, the blackout was caused by double circuit tripping on Murum transmission lines which caused a major supply interruption.
“Double circuit tripping of Murum transmission lines cause of major supply interruption. Supply is being safely restored progressively,” said SEB.
The utility company earlier during the blackout posted on Twitter that “Tripping of the 275kV transmission lines causing major supply interruption”.
Several places have had power restored starting at 9.45pm.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson from the Kuching Water Board (KWB) said water supply interruptions may affect several areas in Kuching as its Batu Kitang treatment plant was still powerless and unable to pump water.
The spokesperson said the board’s men were in the process of hooking up the water treatment plant to a generator to enable water supply to be pumped to consumers. — Borneo Post
