The sudden power outage experienced by the majority of states in Malaysia this afternoon has not only affected houses and buildings but also some of the RapidKL rail services including the Ampang and Sri Petaling LRT lines and other service providers like Digi and Unifi. According to a Twitter thread, some of the states that are affected by the blackout include Penang, Kedah, Kelantan, Pahang, Negeri Sembilan, and also Perak.
Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) recently updated that at 3:02, they have successfully restored the power to all the affected areas. TNB also stated that the power outage that occurred at 12.39 pm was caused by the damage to Yong Peng North Transmission Main Intake (PMU Yong Peng) station in Yong Peng, Johor. This resulted in a 2.2GW loss of electricity, affecting up to 10% of Peninsular Malaysia’s electricity supply.
TNB on a Facebook post has apologized for all inconveniences caused during the blackout and people who are affected or have any inquiries may contact the TNB Careline at 15454.