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Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Indonesia to build 10 coal-fired power plants

Source: Xinhua

Indonesia's state-run electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) Tuesday reached agreement with 10 private firms on the joint construction of 10 coal-fired power plants worth 985 million U.S. dollars.

The combined capacity of the ten power plants is expected to reach 423 megawatts, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro told reporters here.

The power plants will be built on Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Papua and Sumatra islands, all will use Chinese-made generators, said the minister.

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