KOTA KINABALU: A landslide in Kampung Sarapung, Penampang, near here, caused a Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (Sabah Electricity) transmission tower to slip, leading to a power outage in the east coast area of Sabah on Saturday night (Sept 13).
Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said nearly 230,000 consumers were affected by the incident, and the affected areas included Sandakan, Lahad Datu, Kinabatangan, Kunak, Semporna and Beluran.
He said the Sabah electricity technical team was working around the clock to restore the power supply.
“Among the work being carried out are conductor bridging, installation of an emergency tower within eight days as part of short-term measures, followed by the construction of a permanent tower.
“The state government understands the inconvenience currently faced by the people. Let’s unite and pray as the people of Sabah so that everything will go through smoothly, especially for those hit by the power outage,” he said in a statement on Sunday (Sept 14).
Yesterday, Sabah Electricity said several areas on the east coast of Sabah suffered power outages following a disruption in the 275KV Kolopis-Segaliud transmission line involving line 1 and line 2 at 5.05pm. – Bernama
