KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has confirmed that it is aware of the blackouts reported at several locations across the Klang Valley.
Multiple locations, including shopping centres such as KL Gateway Mall have been hit by disruptions.
Malay Mail was notified that the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex and Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) are also experiencing power outages.
Malay Mail also received reports that at least 11 locations, namely Subang, Sunway, Petaling Jaya, Cheras, Hulu Langat, Mont Kiara, Setiawangsa, Jelatek, Setapak, Kajang, and Kepong, are facing similar issues.
In a Facebook post, TNB said that its technical team is looking into the matter.
“Dear valued customers, at present, several locations are experiencing power outages.
“Our technical teams are in the midst of determining the cause. All efforts are being made to restore supply.
“We apologise for all the inconvenience caused to consumers by this disruption,” the utility company wrote.
Later, TNB clarified that it detected a faulty at one of its transmission cables at the Main Entrance Substation Yong Peng Utara in Yong Peng, Johor.
It said that the fault caused a load of shedding of 2.2GW which is 10 per cent of the total power supply demand in Peninsular Malaysia.
Moments later, the national power supplier announced that power has been fully restored in all areas that were affected by the disruption at 3:02pm today.
