A snake caused a blackout affecting the Batu Kawa and MJC areas in Kuching on Tuesday (March 11) night.
According to Sarawak Energy Bhd (SEB), the outage occurred after a snake made contact with the electrical equipment at the Batu Kawa-Malihah junction.
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According to Sarawak Energy Bhd (SEB), the outage occurred after a snake made contact with the electrical equipment at the Batu Kawa-Malihah junction.
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00:00A snake caused a blackout affecting the Batu Kawa and MJC areas in Kuching Tuesday night.
00:05According to Sarawak Energy Berhad, SEB, the outage occurred after a snake made contact
00:12with the electrical equipment at the Batu Kawa-Malihar junction.
00:17The blackout occurred at 8.31 pm during heavy rain, but SEB's technical team worked swiftly,
00:23restoring power by 10.45 pm. However, additional equipment faults led to another outage in
00:30Rickerton Avenue, Moyan Mall, Batu Kawa Commercial Centre, Batu Kawa New Bazaar and Rantau Panjang,
00:37with full restoration completed at 11.39 pm.
00:41SEB noted that Sarawak's power network, spanning forests, farms and plantations,
00:47is vulnerable to wildlife-related disruptions.
00:50To improve reliability, Syarikat Sesko Berhad,
00:53SEB's operations arm, is enhancing infrastructure protection and system upgrades.