KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor convened an emergency meeting at Sri Gaya here today to address the major power outage affecting Sabah’s east coast since yesterday.
The Sabah Chief Minister’s Department, in a statement, said other attendees included State Secretary Datuk Seri Safar Untong, who is also state Disaster Management Committee director, and Sabah National Security Council (NSC) director Datuk Yahya Sulaiman.
The meeting was briefed by Sabah Electricity chief operating officer Mohd Yusmanizam Mohd Yusof.
Yusmanizam, who serves as the crisis commander overseeing power restoration efforts, explained that the outage resulted from a collapsed Kolopis-Segaliud 275kV tower, which was swept away by a landslide in Kampung Kolopis, Penampang.
“Yusmanizam reported that the Sabah Electricity crisis team has been mobilised and is currently implementing the reconnection of the Kolopis-Segaliud power line.
“He indicated that, weather permitting, power connection works could be completed within two days,” the statement said.
Hajiji, in the statement, acknowledged the challenging nature of the restoration works.
“I understand the precarious nature of the restoration works, and while we hope it could be completed quickly, at the same time, I want them to exercise caution too,” he said.
The chief minister had also instructed Sabah Electricity to maintain regular public updates on work progress and to continuously monitor the situation due to the prevailing inclement weather conditions in the affected areas. – Bernama
