SEMINYAK - It is a normal Tuesday evening in Seminyak, at the edge of the busy tourist destination in southern Bali when just after six in the evening the power is turned off. That happens more frequently so not many Indonesians are caring about it too much. Tourists however will ask themselves why the street lights are still out.
The power outages however are part of an organized cycle of power outages which started earlier this month and will last until early December this year. That's indeed two full months. Because of maintenance at the power plant in Gilimanuk, in northwestern Bali, the remaining amount of power has to be spread evenly.
To prevent a large blackout, some neighborhoods are blacked out as a precaution every night. These blackouts are evenly spread over areas in Bali, not looking at economical interests at all, because the tourist area gets just as many blackouts as parts of Bali that see little or none economical activity after dark.
Tonight we will go out in an area which is almost blacked out, however it is likely that there are enough places with their own power supply here. Something that is desperately needed in Indonesia. The state-owned power company PLN can not be trusted, so backup power is really needed if you have a business here. Producers of candles and generators will most likely see their business growing in the coming two months.
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SEMINYAK - It is a normal Tuesday evening in Seminyak, at the edge of the busy tourist destination in southern Bali when just after six in the evening the power is turned off. That happens more frequently so not many Indonesians are caring about it too much. Tourists however will ask themselves why the street lights are still out.
