PENANG: The state government wants a report from Tenaga Nasional Bhd by this week on why its fail-safe system to ensure continuous power supply on the island did not work during Tuesday's blackout.
State Public Works, Utilities and Transportation Committee chairman Datuk Koay Kar Huah said the failure in the system had caused a major power outage of between 10 minutes and one hour in several areas, including Bayan Lepas, George Town and Farlim.
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