DPR Commission VI requests 100% restoration of electricity in disaster areas immediately

Jakarta – Vice Chairman of Commission VI DPR RI Nurdin Halid highlighted basic infrastructure and electricity that have not fully recovered after the flood disaster in North Sumatra. Nurdin asked the government to speed up the rebuilding of emergency towers and low-voltage networks. “We appreciate the hard work of PLN and the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, but we also ask that the compensation commitment for residents affected by prolonged power outages be realized immediately, while ensuring the acceleration of the rebuilding of emergency towers and low-voltage networks, so that the goal of 100 percent restoration is quickly and transparently achieved,” Nur2211 said in his statement on Thursday (15). Even so, Nurdin appreciated the totality of the team in the field trying to restore electricity. He said in a report by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia on Sunday (7/12), electricity supply in Aceh has recovered to 93 percent. Scroll TO CONTINUE CONTENT Furthermore, Nurdin also welcomed President Prabowo Subianto’s move to write off People’s Business Credit (KUR) debt for farmers affected by the disaster. According to him, this is the right step because the aspect of logistical assistance and the relief of the financial burden is very important. “The decision to eliminate KUR debt is a very pro-people policy. It gives farmers and micro-business actors a break to get back on their feet, without thinking about debt burdens that are impossible to pay when they lose everything,” he said. For your information, currently there are still areas where electricity has not been restored. One of them is in Aceh Tamiang. After being hit by the flood, electricity in Aceh Tamiang has not been turned on until now. Electricity is only on at a number of points in Kuala Simpang district, the capital of Aceh Tamiang. Reported by detikSumut, several houses and shophouses to offices from the Tamiang River Bridge to past the Aceh Tamiang Police Headquarters were visible with live lights on Wednesday night (12/10). However, there are still many residential areas that look dark next to these two locations. Because the electricity was still not on, many residents burned the boards left behind by collapsed houses hit by flash floods along the road. Most of them are refugees who live in tents along the road. Meanwhile, not far from the Aceh Tamiang police headquarters, no electricity was visible in residents’ homes or shops. For lighting, several homes and shops use emergency lights or generators. (amw/isa)