Blackout hits large parts of Singapore

[Kopi0Kosong]

Blackout hits large parts of Singapore in wee hours of Tuesday

A blackout was reported by a resident in the vicinity of Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 and Ave 2 on 18 September 2018 at around 1.30am. PHOTO: Ian Yeo

UPDATED 9:30am 18 September 2018: New information from SP Group added.

Residents living in the northern, eastern and western parts of Singapore reported a blackout in their estates in the wee hours of Tuesday (18 September).
SP Group said in a post on its Facebook page at 1.42am that electricity supply to parts of Singapore was disrupted at 1.29 am. It added that its officers were deployed to restore supply to the affected areas as soon as possible.
In a subsequent update on Facebook at 3:52am, SP said that supply was fully restored within 38 minutes, or by 1.56 am.
“In our preliminary findings, the disruption was due to partial loss of supply from two power generation units,” SP said. “Our investigations are ongoing.”
It disclosed that about 146,797 residential and commercial customers were affected.
The areas affected were Boon Lay, Choa Chu Kang, Clementi, Jurong, Pandan Loop, Aljunied, Geylang, Tanjong Rhu, Mountbatten, Kembangan, Bedok, East Coast, Ang Mo Kio, Bishan, Thomson, Mandai, Admiralty, Sembawang and Woodlands.
SP added that its officers were immediately deployed to the affected areas to restore supply as safely and quickly as possible.
Many residents in Sembawang, Yishun and Ang Mo Kio reported experiencing a blackout as early as around 1.20am.
The blackout was also reported in the eastern parts of Singapore in areas such as Bedok, Katong and Marine Parade. Residents living in the west also complained about a disruption in the electricity supply in as far as Jurong West.
At about 1.52am, several residents living in Sembawang reported that electricity had been restored.

https://sg.yahoo.com/news/blackout-hits-large-parts-singapore-wee-hours-tuesday-185130445.html

 

[sweetiepie]

KNN if there is no blackout then sp worry KNN

 

[Kopi0Kosong]

EMA investigating blackout that hit 19 areas from Bedok to Jurong;
power restored within 38 minutes

Tee Zhuo

Toh Ting Wei
SINGAPORE - Large parts of Singapore from Bedok to Jurong were hit by a blackout early on Tuesday morning (Sept 18), affecting close to 150,000 residential and commercial customers.
Affected residents said their homes were plunged into darkness, while some motorists navigated roads without streetlights.
The Energy Market Authority (EMA) said it is investigating the blackout.

Energy utilities provider SP Group said in a statement that electricity was disrupted in 19 areas in the country at 1.18am and the supply was restored within 38 minutes.
The disruption was due to a partial loss of electricity supply from two power generation companies, SP said, based on its preliminary findings. It added that investigations are ongoing and that its electricity network is in order, following checks.
SP said that 146,797 residential and commercial customers were affected in the following areas: Boon Lay, Choa Chu Kang, Clementi, Jurong, Pandan Loop, Aljunied, Geylang, Tanjong Rhu, Mountbatten, Kembangan, Bedok, East Coast, Ang Mo Kio, Bishan, Thomson, Mandai, Admiralty, Sembawang and Woodlands.

When the electricity was cut off, Singaporeans started sharing their experiences on social media despite the late hour.
Mr Tan Boon Tong, 37, who works in healthcare, told The Straits Times that he was at his Housing Board flat in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 when the lights and fans suddenly went out.
Blackout in Singapore: Car driving along PIE

"My mother was in the living room watching television and it suddenly went off. So I went out to check, and the neighbourhood was in total darkness," he said.
Another affected resident, Ms Jaxy Yeo, 27, who works in sales, said she initially thought that the electricity in her Westwood Road home in Jurong had tripped.
"My entire house was dark. We thought that something might have tripped the power. But when I looked out, the entire estate was pitch black," she said.
Ms Adeline Ng, who is in her 60s, said that she was almost stuck in the lift at her home in Central Grove condominium in Geylang.
"I was taking the lift down to go to a nearby coffee shop... I thought it was just a lift problem and pressed the emergency button. Luckily, the door opened and I quickly got out, and had to walk down the stairs in darkness," she said.
The power outage affected street lights as well.
Photographer Aaron Rodrigues, 25, said the lights along the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) and traffic lights were hit by the blackout. He was driving from Nanyang Technological University to his home in Yishun at around 1.40am.
“The lights were already off when I entered the expressway, but there were traffic cones placed along the PIE entrance, so this helped cars that came onto the expressway filter in without any trouble," he said.
“I drove very slowly with the high beam lights on. It was like driving along a Malaysian highway at night; you just have to go slow."
“At the traffic light junctions, it was amazing how everyone stopped from different directions. I stopped a bit longer to appreciate it because I have never seen people being so considerate while driving."
Marine Parade GRC MP Tan Chuan-Jin, who is Speaker of Parliament, posted on his Facebook page that the blackout seemed to be "quite a serious and extensive" one.
He said that the hotlines were clogged up with calls, so affected Singaporeans might find it hard to get through. “Stay calm. The agencies are doing what they can,” he added.
SP said in a Facebook post that its officers were deployed to the affected areas and it is investigating the incident.
The Singapore Police Force and Singapore Civil Defence Force said on Facebook at around 2.45am that their emergency services were operating normally, and advised the public to contact them at 999 and 995 respectively only in emergencies.
The EMA said in its statement: "The EMA takes a serious view of disruptions to Singapore's electricity supply. We will review the outcome of our investigation before deciding on the actions to take."
It added that it would work with the industry to put in place measures to minimise the risk of similar incidents happening in the future.
"We thank the public for their patience and understanding while efforts were made to restore electricity supply," the EMA added.
The last major blackout in Singapore was on June 1, where thousands of people in the Central Business District were left without power for half an hour in the afternoon.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/blackout-hits-parts-of-singapore-early-tuesday-morning

 

[Kopi0Kosong]

 

[AhMeng]

See rah.. get utilities rebate voucher is liddat huanzzzzz

 

[Kopi0Kosong]

147,000 customers in 19 areas across the island affected in blackout;
power supply restored within 38 minutes
By ASYRAF KAMIL

Photo: Najeer Yusof/TODAYThe Energy Market Authority said that the “electricity supply to several areas was disrupted at 1.18am” and was fully restored some 38 minutes later at 1.56am.
Published18 SEPTEMBER, 2018
UPDATED 18 SEPTEMBER, 2018

• SINGAPORE — A massive blackout hit several estates across the island in the early hours of Tuesday (Sept 18), affecting some 147,000 households and businesses.

Power was restored within 38 minutes and the Energy Market Authority (EMA) and utility provider SP Group are investigating the cause of the outage.

Preliminary findings indicate that the disruption, which occurred at 1.18am, was due to a partial loss of supply from two power generation units, according to SP Group.
The areas affected by the blackout were Boon Lay, Choa Chu Kang, Clementi, Jurong, Pandan Loop, Aljunied, Geylang, Tanjong Rhu, Mountbatten, Kembangan, Bedok, East Coast, Ang Mo Kio, Bishan, Thomson, Mandai, Admiralty, Sembawang and Woodlands.

In a news release, the EMA said electricity supply was fully restored some 38 minutes later at 1.56am.
“The EMA takes a serious view of disruptions to Singapore’s electricity supply. We will review the outcome of our investigation before deciding on the actions to take,” said the authority.
It added that it will work with the industry to put in place measures to minimise the risk of such an incident happening again.
Some 146,797 residential and commercial customers were affected by the blackout, a statement from SP Group said.
Several affected customers took to the company's Facebook page to complain about the outage. A number of people also expressed frustration over the company's unresponsive 24-hour hotline.
Mr Jerry Chiu wrote: "Your 24h service line is not working. I just bought milk and ice-cream today, will you pay for the loss?"
Another user Federick Chong asked: "Was your hotline also affected by the power trip? I called more than 20 times but couldn't get a ringing tone even."
However, many customers were grateful power supply was restored within the hour.
Mr Muhammad Ridzuan Kamil said: "Other countries have it worse and maybe on a daily basis, so just relax and let the engineers do their job and thank and appreciate their hard work. Remember they sacrificed their time even at this hour for us."
In a service update on Tuesday morning, the SP Group said: "Our officers were immediately deployed to the affected areas and our priority was to restore supply as safely and quickly as possible. We apologise for the inconvenience caused and thank the public for their patience."
This is the second major power outage in three months that has happened here. Earlier in June, some 3,156 customers were affected by a power outage in the Central Business District which lasted for 34 minutes.

https://www.todayonline.com/singapo...sive-blackout-power-supply-restored-within-38

 

[po2wq]

jb brackout disease has spread across cosway 2 sinkielan ...

 

[AhMeng]

Time to install a home generator .. lol

 

[Kopi0Kosong]

"SP Group said in a post on its Facebook page at 1.42am that electricity supply to parts of Singapore was disrupted at 1.29 am. It added that its officers were deployed to restore supply to the affected areas as soon as possible.
In a subsequent update on Facebook at 3:52am,..."

Why Facebook? Is that the official governmental channel for communication? Does Singapore not have its own proper channel for official communication?

 

[AhMeng]

"SP Group said in a post on its Facebook page at 1.42am that electricity supply to parts of Singapore was disrupted at 1.29 am. It added that its officers were deployed to restore supply to the affected areas as soon as possible.
In a subsequent update on Facebook at 3:52am,..."

Why Facebook? Is that the official governmental channel for communication? Does Singapore not have its own proper channel for official communication?

Because Pinky uses Facebook. All must follow. Lol

 

[Kopi0Kosong]

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SP Group
9 hours ago
Electricity supply to the parts of Singapore was disrupted at 1.29 am.
Our officers were immediately deployed to the affected areas and our priority is to restore supply as safely and quickly as possible. We are investigating the cause of the incident.


"deployed to the affected areas" - Does this mean that the officers were not stationed at the plants? Are power plants not key and sensitive installations in a country?

 

[steffychun]

Singapore blackout during peacetime. How about wartime?

 

[Kopi0Kosong]

Because Pinky uses Facebook. All must follow. Lol

Why did Pinky choose FACEBOOK? As a 'Condition' to the $$elf-$$erving PAP-led Government?
Pinky LEEcided and all must follow? A Government without its own FACE!!! Tsk! Tsk! Tsk!

 

[Kopi0Kosong]

Singapore blackout during peacetime. How about wartime?

PAP LEEders say "Have no fear. PAP is here!"
PAP LEEders say "If PAP could not deLEEver, then No one can! PAP is the BEaST in the world."

 

[steffychun]

PAP LEEders say "Have no fear. PAP is here!"
PAP LEEders say "If PAP could not deLEEver, then No one can! PAP is the BEaST in the world."

They can't deliver based on lotsa failures. And don't start with the fake generals.

 

[Kopi0Kosong]

They can't deliver based on lotsa failures. And don't start with the fake generals.

Agree. Many things are starting to break down or go haywire in Singapore over the past few years. History does not lie. The present day PAP-led Government has been found wanting time and time again.

 

[Kopi0Kosong]

"Residents living in the northern, eastern and western parts of Singapore reported a blackout in their estates ...electricity supply to parts of Singapore was disrupted... the disruption was due to partial loss of supply from two power generation units,"

PARTIAL loss from TWO units - and three quarters of the country is down??
A SMART nation managed by SMART LEEders...this is trueLEE 'perceived reaLEEty. What IFs... a disaster waiting to happen!!!!

 

[sgp_blackout]

Huat Ah! They were celebrating my birthday, and must blackout the lights for me to blow cake candles you see? Pai Say hor...

 

[johnny333]

This is a worrying trend. You have MRT breakdowns & other failures. Despite all the problems the PAP is ignoring the problems & happy to continue with their policy of hiring cheaper foreigners & putting overpaid paper generals into key positions.

 

[Semaj2357]

See rah.. get utilities rebate voucher is liddat huanzzzzz

this is the result of voucher rebate no enuff to pay the bill, but at least 30 babies were made during the blackout - huat ah!