Infrastructure
Sumatra Blackout Caused by Transmission Line Failure, Not Sabotage: DPR
Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR) concluded that the widespread blackout in Sumatra was caused by a severed transmission line, ruling out sabotage. The disconnection reportedly led to cascading failures in the power grid.
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