Only the Bill that Makes People Worry....

world cup has made a slight increase on the power demand. world cup finals in south africa are played at night in Indonesia. time difference of approximately 4-6 hours between south africa and indonesia (jakarta) has created this situation. during the group matches the games are played between 6 p.m. to around 11 p.m. Indonesian time. In the knock out phase, the games are played between 9 p.m. to around 3 a.m. and semi finals are played at even later time. they starts at 1.30 a.m.. I guess the final will also be played at around 1.30 a.m..

for football fans, the knock out round, semi finals and final are the most interesting rounds of the world cup finals. this has made them stay awake longer than before. the longer those tvs on, the more electricity is consumed. however there are also people that prefer watching the matches with friends or colleagues. this means they watch the tv not at home and maybe only one tv on for, let's say 5-10 people. this has made significant power saving compared to one tv for 1-2 people only. In Indonesia, only the national broadcaster that broadcast the matches. sattelite or pay tv customers are not able to see it via the subscription tv. this might further reduce the possibilities of more tv to be on at late night.

the power utility reported that there was no significant increase in power demand during the early stages (group elimination) of the world cup finals. However it reported that during the knock out round there was a slight increase of power demand. early stages of the world cup might not be interesting enough for many, but when it comes to knock out round the games might be more interesting for more people therefore there was an increase of power demand.

with the increase of electricity tariff in July 2010, people might get a litthe shock when they receive the bill next month. August is also the month of Ramadhan or the fasting month. it is for sure that there will be more activities at home at early morning. this will create significant increase of power demand. anyway, as long as the power reserve is enough then there is nothing to worry, except maybe the bill.