KOTA KINABALU, Sept. 15 -- Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SE) will implement three immediate measures to restore power supply to the six affected districts on the east coast after a transmission tower fell.

Its chief executive officer, Datuk Mohd Yaakob Jaafar, said the hours-long power outage in the east coast occurred around 5.05pm on Saturday, when their 275 kiloVolt (kV) Kolopis - Segaliud Line 1 and 2 - which provides around 260 megaWatts (mW) from the west to the east coast on the daily - had tripped.

He said SE experienced 242 mW load loss during this time, with an estimated 230,000 consumers affected by the blackout in six east coast districts, namely Sandakan, Lahad Datu, Kunak, Semporna, Beluran and Kinabatangan.

Around 3,000 com...