Antara News, Saturday, February 6, 2010 06:02 WIB
Bengkulu (ANTARA News) - The state-owned oil firm Pertamina has started conducting exploration of two gas wells in Ulu Lais village, Lebong Utara subdistrict, Lebong district, Bengkulu province for the construction of Gas Power Plant (PLTG).
The PLTG is estimated to generate power for 55 Mega Watt (MW), head of the Energy and Mineral Resources provincial office, Winarkus, said here Friday at the corner stone laying function of the PLTG construction, marking that Pertamina has started doing the exploration.
"They have started carrying out the construction work and at the first phase from June to July this year, the two gas wells will be able to produce 55 MW of power, which will be distributed through the South Sumatra and Jambi interconnection network," he said.
The electric power which was produced from the two wells will be distributed through the interconnection channel with the South Bengkulu in a bid to meet the electric power demand of the region, he said.
In addition, the electric power for North Bengkulu and Mukomuko districts will be supplied through the interconncetion channel from Padang, West Sumatra.
"The installation of interconection network will be able to meet Bengkulu`s demand of electric power. We will even supply the needs of Southern part of Sumatra of the electrict power," Winarkus said.
According to him, the state-owned electricity company PT PLN will buy the power from Pertamina.
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