KOTA KINABALU: The power outage that hit Sabah and Labuan at 11.05am yesterday, affecting about 500,000 consumers was expected to be rectified by last night, according to Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) managing director Abdul Razak Sallim.
He said the SESB began carrying out remedial works at 12.15pm and as at 3pm, power supply in Ranau, Tawau, Labuan, Keningau, and Semporna had been fully restored while it was 70 per cent in Kota Kinabalu.
“Supply was fully restored in Sandakan at 2.35pm but was disrupted again and is being rectified,” he said.
He said the SESB had yet to ascertain the cause of the outage but it was not due to insufficient supply.
“Before the incident this morning, the power demand status was 731MW and we were generating a capacity (availability) of 877MW, which meant we had a margin or reserve of 146MW.
“SESB apologise for the inconveniences that consumers had to face because of this incident,” he told reporters here yesterday.
Meanwhile, Abdul Razak said it was the consumers’ prerogative whether to seek compensation for losses as a result of the outage.
“We cannot stop them from doing so but they must adhere to all the procedures,” he said. — Bernama