PLN to build special coal terminal

Antara News, Friday, February 5, 2010 07:12 WIB

Pandeglang (ANTARA News) - State power company PT PLN will build a special coal terminal in Labuan subdistrict, Pandeglang regency, for the supply of coal to PLTU Labuan, unit 2.

"PT PLN has already submitted a plan for the special coal terminal, which is currently still under discussion," head of the Pandeglang cleaning and zoning agency D Hasahatan said here Thursday.

The discussion covers matters relating to development in close harmony with government policies of central and regional level, port development and optimizing the utilization of zoning and integrating local, regional and national transformation.

He also said that the master plan in the making needs to cover territorial waters and land zoning on the basis of the aspects and parameters of nature, operations, facilities, equipment, and type of cargo.

"The master plan also needs to be flexible to support development and environmental aspects," he said.

According to the National Zoning Plan, part of Banten province is covered by a certain area which gets priority in development, namely the Cilegon industrial estate, Tangerang within Jabodetabek (Jakarta, Bogor, Debok, Tangerang and Bekasi), classified as a fast growing area.

The Soekarno-Hatta international airport as a national gate, port of Bojonegara as international port which is integrated with Jakarta`s Tanjung Priok of Jakarta.

The same is also true with Sunda Bay which is an international lane linked to the Indian Ocean and the South Chinese Sea.

PLTU Labuan, unit 2, in Labuan subdistrict, Pandeglang regency, Banten province, inaugurated by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on January 28, 2010, needs coal to move its two turbines.

The power plant has a capacity of 300 x 2 megawatts (MW) and was built to meet the power supply shortage in Java and Bali power grid.

Member of Commission VII of the House of Representatives Irna Narulita Dimyati has asked to prioritize Banten province in getting power supply from PLTU Labuan.

"The PLTU is a national project, but as it is located in Pandeglang, it is only reasonable that Banten has the priority for power supply from the power plant," Irna said here Saturday.

Of the total number of people of Banten, only 250 thousand families are enjoying electricity.