KOTA KINABALU, June 29 -- Thousands of electricity consumers across Sabah will face scheduled power rationing after a disruption at an offshore gas platform reduced electricity generation capacity in the state's power grid.

In a press holding statement today, Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd today said the scheduled outages would affect several areas across the state as a temporary measure to maintain the stability of the electricity grid while restoration works are underway.

The utility company said the disruption was caused by an incident involving an offshore gas platform operated by Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), which affected gas supplies to several Independent Power Producers (IPPs).

The reduced gas supply has in turn lowered el...