PENANG: The state government wants a report from Tenaga Nasional Bhd by this week on why its fail-safe system to ensure continuous power supply on the island did not work during Tuesday's blackout.
State Public Works, Utilities and Transportation Committee chairman Datuk Koay Kar Huah said the failure in the system had caused a major power outage of between 10 minutes and one hour in several areas, including Bayan Lepas, George Town and Farlim.
He said the TNB substation in Seberang Prai should have kicked in to provide continuous power supply to the Island if there was a failure at the substation in Juru.
“Many Penangites were affected, even I was trapped in a lift in Komtar for about five minutes,” he told reporters during a break at the State Assembly sitting here yesterday.
On Monday a major part on the island was hit by a blackout after a power trip at the TNB substation in Juru.
The power failure at 3.30pm affected several areas in George Town, Air Itam, Tanjung Bungah and Pulau Tikus for about 90 minutes.
It was reported that several areas in Bayan Lepas were hit for about 10 minutes.
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