KOTA KINABALU: The power disruption at Queen Elizabeth Hospital 1 (QEH1) stemmed from the hospital’s own internal system, says Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB).

       Its chief executive officer, Mohd Yaakob Jaafar, said an inspection of SESB power cables to QEH1 found that they were in good condition and had not suffered any damage.

       “SESB’s technical team tested and found that SESB’s installation is in good condition and the cause of the supply disruption is in the hospital’s internal system,” he said in a statement yesterday.

       He said further checks found that the cause of the supply disruption in the hospital building was due to damage to the underground cable belonging to QEH1.

       “SESB is ready to assist the hospital to test and detect the location of the cable damage if needed,” he said, adding that two mobile generator sets had been sent at 5pm on Tuesday to provide temporary power to the hospital.

       A power outage occurred at the QEH1 twin tower building at about 11.20am on Tuesday and the situation worsened when two of the in-house generators broke down at 3.30pm.

       SESB brought in the mobile generators to QEH1 by 5.47pm on Tuesday and temporary power supply was restored by 7.10pm.