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Indonesia Swaps Out Electricity Chief After Huge Batam Blackout

Bloomberg Markets·October 15, 2026·1 min read

Indonesia replaced its electricity chief after a massive blackout in Batam. The move follows the outage that left the industrial island without power, prompting the government to swap out the leadership of the state utility. The new chief inherits the task of restoring confidence in the grid and preventing a repeat of the disruption.

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