Geothermals Boosted by New Price Floor

Jakarta Globe, Tito Summa Siahaan, August 30, 2012

A geothermal power plant in Wayang Windu, West Java. (GA Photo/M. Defrizal)  

      

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s debate rages on the legacy likely to be left by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono when he leaves office, one contender is his efforts to encourage Indonesians to embrace a lower-carbon economy.

The president is aiming to bring the contribution of renewables to the national energy mix to 25 percent by 2025 and 35 percent by 2050.

Those renewables are likely to be sourced largely from the country’s vast geothermal potential, which some estimates put at 40 percent of the world’s reserves, and hydropower.

State funding alone will not be enough to achieve such an energy mix, so private investors must be lured to participate.

Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Jero Wacik said on Wednesday that he had signed a decree that will increase the tariff for electricity generated from geothermal power plants. The decree will soon be made official in the form of regulation, probably this week, the minister added.

He said that the decree will set the minimum tariff for geothermal electricity at 10 cents per kilowatt hour in Sumatra; 11 cents per kWh in Java and Bali; 12 cents per kWh in Central, Southeast and North Sulawesi; 13 cents per kWh in North Sulawesi and Gorontalo; 14 cents per kWh for East and West Nusa Tenggara; and 18 cents per kWh for Papua.

Jero said the government realized there was a need to massively develop the nation’s geothermal potential and that investors had shown excitement toward the sector when the plan to raise the tariff was announced.

“We only utilize around 5 percent of geothermal potential. I estimate that around 6,000 megawatts of electricity can be generated [from geothermal],” Jero said.

While a more attractive tariff will increase private investor interest in geothermal projects, investment returns are just one of the limitations curbing activity.

Motofumi Kohara from the Japan International Cooperation Agency, a government body involved in Indonesia’s infrastructure development, said the issue of complicated permits and the risk that investors must carry acted as constraints on the development of geothermal projects.

Speaking at the Indonesia International Infrastructure Conference and Exhibition 2012 currently taking place in Jakarta, Kohara said the government needed to mitigate the risk borne by independent power producers during the exploration stage of geothermal projects.

Furthermore, he noted, half the geothermal projects in the second phase of a government program to fast-track the development of electricity generators require permission to use forests, another concerning issues.

While investors in geothermal projects may soon enjoy a higher return, a cautious approach is still evident in the hydropower sector.

Josef M. Ullmer, the president director of Andritz Hydro, an equipment distributor for hydropower plants, called on the government to show more commitment in its push for hydropower projects.

“Hydropower is the cheapest of all energy sources and has a 90 percent efficiency rate,” he said.

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Antara News, Fri, June 22 2012 

Photo document of Indonesia geothermal operating by PT Pertamina
 Geothermal Energy (PGE) in Kamojang, Bandung, West Java.
(ANTARA/Ujang Zaelani)

  

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Japan is seeking to increase its cooperation with Indonesia in the field of geothermal energy development as part of efforts to find energy sources to meet its needs.

"Japan has expressed its commitment to helping in cooperation in the field of geothermal energy development here," vice presidential spokesman Yopie Hidayat told newsmen here on Friday.

He made the statement after Vice President Boediono received the governor of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Hiroshi Okuda, and Japanese ambassador Yoshinori Katori.

He said the two countries could cooperate to develop geothermal and hydro-energy sources, noting the similarities in natural conditions in the two countries.

"Japan has used geothermal and hydro-energy sources to generate electricity. Japan wishes to be involved in the development of the energy resources in Indonesia," he said.

He said Vice President Boediono welcomed the JBIC`s request, saying the Indonesian government is prioritizing environmental-friendly power plant development.

Out of the country`s second phase of the 10,000 MW development project, 4,000 MW would come from geothermal sources. "It would be very good if JBIC would participate and support it," he said, quoting the vice president.

Besides power plant development, the vice president also explained about the basic development projects such as infrastructure, energy and non-infrastructure projects which are still widely needed in the country.

JBIC, Yopie said, has participated in the development of a coal-fired power plant in Central Java.

"The project is the first funded by JBIC outside Japan. Although it uses coal as its energy source, its use is very efficient, so that the plant remains environmental-friendly," he said.

During the meeting, which lasted for about 30 minutes, Okuda has also spoken of the law on minerals and coal mining that imposes tax on exports of raw materials.

"He understands that the law is aimed at developing coal and other mineral processing industries in the country. We support and are ready to be involved in the development of smelters in Indonesia," Yopie said.

Editor: Priyambodo RH

Private companies to build 3 hydro power plants

Rangga D. Fadillah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 03/20/2012

State power company PT PLN has decided that three hydro power plants in Batang Toru in North Sumatera, Kerinci, in Jambi and Karama in West Sulawesi will be built under the public-private partnership.

Nur Pamuji: PLN president director.
(Tribunnews.com) 

“Considering that the projects require huge investments, the projects will be given to private developers. The financing may come from foreign financial institutions thus we suggest that the government provide guarantee through PT Penjaminan Infrastruktur Indonesia [PII],” said PLN president director Nur Pamudji.

The Karama power plant will be built by PT Sulbar Group and China Gezhoumba Group. The plant will have a total capacity of 450 megawatts (MW) and requires a total investment of US$$1.2 billion.

The contract for the Kerinci plant has been awarded to PT Kerinci Hydro Energy. The investment for the 450 MW plant is forecast to hit $510 million.

In Batang Boru, Operational Cooperation (KSO) Dharma Hydro will build the 500 MW power plant. The total investment is expected to reach $1.2 billion.

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PLN identifies 96 potential locations for hydro-power plants

Rangga D. Fadillah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 01/25/2012

State power company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) said on Wednesday that it had identified 96 locations across the country suitable for hydro-power plants with a total capacity of 12,800 megawatts (MW).

Around 60 percent of the locations would be developed by PLN, while the remaining 40 percent would be offered to independent power producers (IPP), PLN president director Nur Pamudji revealed at his office in Jakarta.

“However, we still face several problems due to poor management of the concession areas. Regional administrations, in some cases, issue permits to private companies [to develop areas which have been determined as hydro-power plant locations],” he explained.

According to the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry’s data, Indonesia has a potential total of 75,670 megawatts (MW) of hydro energy, with only 5,705 MW being utilized.

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PLN ready to build Jatigede hydro power plant

Antara News, Thu, December 15 2011

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - State electricity company PT PLN is planning to build a hydro power plant with a capacity of 2x25 megawatts in Jatigede, Sumedang district, West Java province.

The plan would soon be realized following an agreement between PLN and the Directorate General of Water Resources at the Public Works Ministry, PLN senior corporate communication manager Bambang Dwiyanto said here on Thursday.

Under the agreement, the Public Works Ministry will develop and manage a dam needed to operate the power plant, while PLN will build and manage the power plant.

The construction of Jatigede hydro power plant will cover a power house, along with water ways, surge tank, penstock, tailrace, transformer yard and switch yard, transmission line and other supporting facilities.

"The electrical power produced by the Jatigede power plant will be incorporated to the Java-Bali 150 kV transmission system," Bambang said.

The construction of the dam is designed not only to generate electricity but also to irrigate 90 hectares of rice field and control floods in West Java`s northern coastal areas, particularly between Cirebon and Indramayu.

The construction of the hydro power plant will cost an estimated US$224.4 million.

Bambang said PLN was in the process of preparing a tender for the construction of the 2x25 megawatt-capacity power plant. "We hope that the Jatigede power plant will be able to supply electrical power to the Java-Bali transmission system as early as in 2015," he said.

Editor: Heru

RI, China exploring cooperation on renewable energy

Antara News, Mon, December 12 2011

 Indonesia and China which had a big population were seeking to cooperate on renewable energy to anticipate the depletion of fossil energy resources.

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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia and China are exploring cooperation on the development of renewable energy, a cabinet minister said.

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said here on Monday that Indonesia and China which had a big population were seeking to cooperate on renewable energy to anticipate the depletion of fossil energy resources.

"It is important for the two countries to develop renewable energy in the face of declining fossil energy resources. After all, China has relatively advanced technology on renewable energy, such as technology on the utilization of solar and hydro energy," the minister said.

The minister expressed his hope that the two countries would respectively set up a team to follow up on the results of a meeting between him and a Chinese delegation which was led by Cao Jialin, deputy technology minister at the Chinese Science and Technology Ministry.

Earlier, the forestry minister said that timber estate management and wood pellet product were two business sectors that were prospective for investors.

"Wood pellet as fuel is a renewable energy and environment friendly. This is because it involves a process of planting first and then utilizing it," the minister said.

At present, South Korea is encouraging the utilization of bio mass energy in the form of wood pellets in line with the shrinking of fossil fuel resources.

The problem is that the expansion of timber estate in South Korea faced land limitation problem.

The minister said that Indonesia needed to develop its bio mass energy because besides optimizing raw materials from timber estate the business also could absorb many workers.

Forestry Ministry Secretary General Hadi Daryanto said that there were three Korean investors who had been given permits by the ministry to develop timber estates and wood pellet factory with a production capacity of about 40,000 tons.

"The Korean investors needed large lands for their investment. The proposals that have been tabled cover 200,000 hectares and the ministry has approved 140,000 hectares with an investment of Rp6 trillion," he said.

Editor: Heru

Ministry to build micro-hydro power plant in Hukurila, Maluku

Antara News, Tue, October 11 2011

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Ambon, Maluku (ANTARA News) - The ministry of public works will build a micro hydro power plant in Hukurilla village, South Leitimur sub district, Ambon city, Maluku province with a capacity of 3.30 KiloWatt, a local official said here Tuesday.

Guntar Maha, an official of the Maluku River Center for Raw Water Commitment, said the power plant would be a pilot project using renewable energy, namely the watershed of Way Rupa.

The project would be built in Hukurilla village because the village was close to the Way Rupa river which had potential discharge and height differences that would be turned into micro-hydro energy sources, he said.

According to Guntar, the construction of the micro-hydro power plant project required the clearing of land and procurement of such things as turbines, concrete wire, tranquilizer tank, pillars for supporting concrete pipes, house plants and channel release.

The project would be located 20 kilometers from Ambon city and be inaugurated by Public Works Minister Djoko Kirmanto who also would attend the 18th Annual Scientific Meeting (PIT) of the Indonesian Hydraulic Engineers Association (HATHI) on October 28 to 30, 2011, Guntar said.

The project would also include the building of a one-kilometer-long transmission network from the waterfall`s location to Hukurilla beach which had a population of 147 households or 623 people.

Thus the project would also support the development of maritime tourism in Hukurilla which has a beach with coral panorama, underwater caves and various types of reef fish that make it an ideal dive site for domestic and foreign tourists, he added.

"We will involve staff from the Public Works Research and Development Agncy in Bandung to build the micro-hydro power plant Hukurilla. Similar plants would be developed in other areas in Maluku which have waterfalls with water flows and high difference potential," said Guntar.

The goal was to reach areas that do not have electricity from State-owned Electricity Company (PT PLN) of Maluku and North Maluku region.

Micro-hydro power plants use the potentials of waterfalls to generate electricity.

The objective was to provide environmentally friendly electric power at low operating and maintenance costs in order to improve the quality of life and fostering the economic growth of the rural communities, Guntar said.

Editor: Suryanto

China to Invest Rp 22t in W. Sulawesi: Governor

 Jakarta Globe, August 28, 2011

Mamuju, West Sulawesi. China plans to invest Rp 22 trillion ($2.57 billion) in a number of projects in West Sulawesi, Governor H. Anwar Adnan Saleh said. 

“Thank God, West Sulawesi is the only province in Indonesia to receive an investment of Rp 22 trillion from the Chinese government. In the not-so-distant future the investment will be realized. Hopefully, the investment will enable West Sulawesi to make progress and put it on par with other provinces,” he said on Saturday. 

Anwar, who was elected governor of the province in 2006, is seeking re-election in October.   

He said part of the investment would be used to build one of the biggest hydropower plants in Asia, which is expected to supply power to the entire island.

“The hydropower plant will be built in Bonehau sub-district, Mamuju district. The presence of this electrical energy source will be a special pride for the people of West Sulawesi because this region will be free from energy crisis,” he said.

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W. Sumatra to build 5 geothermal power plants

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta,  Fri, 08/26/2011

West Sumatra administration has announced plans to construct five geothermal power plants in its 2011-2015 development plan.

The construction projects would be fully financed by the central government, West Sumatra Governor Irwan Prayitno said Friday in Padang.

Irwan added that his administration planned to build one power plant every year so that the five plants would be ready by 2015.

The administration also plans to build another 25 biomass power plants that will utilize urban and rural waste for energy production.

Irwan said his administration planned to build the five biomass power plants gradually. The construction of these plants would also rely on funding from the central government, he said.

Meanwhile, the administration also plans to develop 3,000 small-sized solar plants and 10 micro-hydro power plants using funding from the state budget, over the same development period.

PLN to build hydropower plant in Wamena

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 08/17/2011

State electricity firm PT PLN has disclosed a plan to build a 50 megawatt hydropower plant (PLTA) in Wamena, Papua.

“Wamena is an ideal location for a PLTA. The city of Wamena is very big. On that basis, PLN will build PLTA Baliem 2,” PLN managing director Dahlan Iskan said on Tuesday evening as quoted by kompas.com.

Dahlan said the construction would start next year and was expected to be completed in five or six years.

He added that the project would cost Rp 3 trillion (US$351 million) in total, and that PLN would first use internal funds to finance the project before seeking third-party support.

Dahlan said PLN was planning to build another hydropower plant with the same capacity in Wamena after the completion of the first project.

INCO to build nickel factory in Bahodopi, C Sulawesi

Antara News, Fri, June 17 2011 

Palu, C.Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - PT Inco (Tbk) will realize its commitment to build a nickel processing plant in Bahodopi, Morowali district, Central Sulawesi province, before the end of June 2011, according to a clause in the work contract signed by the Indonesian government and PT Inco Canada in 1968.

"God willing, the groundbreaking ceremony to build the nickel refinery in Bahodopi will be held on June 22, 2011," a PT Inco official, Iskandar Siregar, said here Friday.

He refused to elaborate about the project but the Head of Bahodopi and Pomala`a Project, PT Inco, Kuyung Andrawina said the project`s cost was estimated at US$500 million.

According to Iskandar, the groundbreaking ceremony will be conducted by the Governor of Central Sulawesi Longki Djanggola, Morowali District Chief Anwar Hafid and the President Commissioner of Valeinco, the Brazilian company that controls the shares of PT. Inco, Peter Poppinga, as well as the CEO of PT Inco Tony Wenas.

On the occasion, PT Inco will also sign a memorandum of understanding with Bao Steel and PCI - two companies from China that will become partners to Inco in building the nickel factory.

The construction of the nickel plant in Bahodopi is also an investment strategy of the company to achieve an annual production of 90,000 metric tons compared with an average of 73,000 metric tons achieved in the last five years from the refinery in Sorowako, South Sulawesi province.

In connection with the visit of the Chairman of Valeinco Peter Poppinga to Morowali, Inco will also symbolically hand over the products development and the social activities which were funded with Inco`s social responsibility program that most of them are already enjoyed by the people of Central Sulawesi.

Those products include diesel engine power plant with a capacity of 1 mega watt, a unit of mini-hydro power plat, a health center building and its equipment, ten motorcycles for the health center as well as food packages to the local people living in the vicinity of the project site.

Editor: Jafar M Sidik

INDONESIA : Indonesia gets US$ 890 million World Bank loans

Tendersinfo News, June 1, 2011

Indonesia gets US$ 890 million World Bank loans to support infrastructure projects in the country. The first loan, worth US$ 640 million loan will be allocated for the construction of a pumped storage hydropower plant to support the increasing electricity needs of the nation. The Upper Cisokan Pumped Storage Hydropower project will be the first facility of its kind in Indonesia. The facility will be located near Bandung in west Java.

World Bank senior energy specialist Leiping Wang said, Pumped storage is the only form of technology that allows you to efficiently store large amounts of energy and quickly respond to peak electrical demand. The Upper Cisokan project will make Indonesia one of very few developing countries to have such a power plant. Pumped storage plants generate energy by transferring water from two reservoirs built at different heights - energy is generated by releasing water from the high reservoir to the low reservoir to drive turbines. The water is pumped back to the higher reservoir at off-peak times. US$ 800 million plant will be developed by Indonesia's state-owned electricity company PLN, with the support of World Bank and the proposed facility will have the capacity to generate more than 1000 MW of electricity.

The second loan worth, US$ 250 million, will go towards the development of roads along the Western Sumatra corridor of the nation. The Indonesian Ministry of Public Works will manage the project, which aims to enhance around 716 km of national roads along the Western Sumatra corridor. The project will cover laying new asphalt wearing courses, replacing 194 m of bridges, improving drainage as well as widening the roads where necessary.

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Antara News, Fri, May 27 2011

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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian government announced 17 new infrastructure projects worth Rp190 trillion as part of its 2011-2025 Indonesia Economic Development Expansion and Acceleration Master Plan.

"The number of projects officially started is 17 and they are part of all infrastructure projects to be carried out until 2014 worth Rp400 trillion," coordinating minister for economic affairs Hatta Rajasa said in his speech at the launching of MP3EI here on Friday.

Hatta said the projects were launched in four locations namely Sei Mangke in the province of North Sumatra, Cilegon in Banten, Lombok Timur, East Nusa Tenggara and Timika, Papua, with funds coming from state-owned companies, national private companies, foreign direct investment and national budget.

"The groundbreaking is a start for MP3EI other projects. In the months and years to come it will continue to be done and therefore a solid team is needed to conduct monitoring so that no obstacles are to be found by prioritizing transparency and accountability.," he said.

Hatta said the launching of MP3EI would be the start of "business not as usual" to accelerate economic development across the country sustainably and equally through synergy building involving all components in the central and regional governments.

"The master plan is expected to be able to eradicate various obstacles of development such as `bottleneck` that disrupt business climate and certainty," he said.

In Sei Mangke there will be three projects which are to be developed namely an oil palm area development project by PT Perkebunan Negara III with an estimated investment of Rp2.5 trillion.

The other ones are the Peusangan 1 and 2 (2x44MW) hydro-powered plants (PLTA) in the Aceh province worth Rp1.53 trillion and the Broadband Access and Through Broadband Access Plan by PT Telkom.

Five main projects in Cilegon in the West Java province of Banten meanwhile are the modern steel plant development project by PT Krakatau Steel and POSCO of South Korea worth Rp60 trillion and energy gasification project worth Rp59 trillion.

The third project is the extension of Samping, engine, casting and assembling plant for motor vehicles by PT Astra Daihatsu worth Rp2.4 trillion.

The fourth project meanwhile is the Tanjung Priok toll road worth Rp1.6 trillion by JBIC, the central government, the Jakarta administration, PT Angkasa Pura and PT Jasa Marga and the fifth is the aluminium grad chemical plant worth an investment of Rp4.3 trillion in Sanggau, West Kalimantan.

Four projects meanwhile will be carried out in East Lombok namely the Pandan Duri dam with an estimated investment of Rp728 billion, the Titab dike worth Rp481 billion, the Ngurah Rai airport expansion worth Rp1.94 trillion and the development of new Garuda Airlines routes o 13 cities in the Indonesian eastern regions.

Four projects to be carried out in Timika, Papua, meanwhile include the 135-kilometer long Timika-Enarotali highway with an investment of Rp600 billion and the 600-kilometer long Merauke-Waropko worth Rp1.2 trillion.

The others include a mining project and a cobalt and nickel processing plant worth Rp50 trillion and 150 KWp and 200 KWp solar power projects (PLTS).

Editor: Ella Syafputri

PLN: 2,358 Mw PLTAs enter construction stage

Antara News, Tue, May 24 2011

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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - State-owned power company PT PLN said that hydroelectric power plants (PLTAs) with a total capacity of 1,358 MW have entered the construction and procurement stages.

PLN`s planning and technology director Nasri Sebayang said on the sidelines of a hearing with Commission VII of the House of Representatives in Jakarta on Monday that 1,204 MW of the total is part of the accelerated construction of power plants with a total capacity of 10,000 MW, second stage.

"The remaining 1,154 MW is outside the 10,000 MW project," he said.

He added that the projects included in the 10,000 MW power plants are 1,000 MW PLTA Jawa Barat, 174 MW Asahan-3, and 30-MW Simpang Aur.

Other than the 10,000 MW there are eight PLTAs with a total capacity of 695 MW, namely Poso 195 MW, Wampu 45 MW, Peusangan-2 88 MW, Genyem 20 MW, Malea 90 MW, Bontobatu 100 MW, Jatigede 110 MW, and Rajamandala 47 MW.

In the meantime, micro power plants (PLTM) under construction by private companies have a capacity of 435 MW and by PLN 24 MW.

Nasri also said that seven PLTA and PLTM projects are in the stage of design totaling 624 MW, including three PLTAs with a capacity of 541 MW and those in stage of tender documents are Merangin 350 MW, Jambi, Kusan 65 MW, Kalsel, and Bakaru-2 126 MW, South Sulawesi.

"Four other projects are in the stage of design preparations and tender documents with a total capacity of 83 MW, they are PLTA Beh 27 MW, NTB, PLTA Sawangan 16 MW, North Sulawesi, PLTA Warsamson 31 MW, Papua Barat, and PLTM Way Rancang 9 MW, East Nusa Tenggara.

In the meantime, he added, 15 other power plant projects with a capacity of 1,022 MW are still in the stage of feasibility studies. They are nine PLTAs built by private companies Karama 350 MW, West Sulawesi, Batu 100 MW, South Sulawesi, Lawe Mamas 90 MW, Aceh, and Umpu 15 MW, Lampung.

Then came PLTA Besai-2 40 MW, Lampung, Semung 25 MW, Lampung, Semangka 35 MW, Lampung, Hasang 30 MW, North Sumatra, Asahan 4 and 5 60 MW, North Sumatra.

Six other projects with a capacity of 277 MW built by PLN, namely Peusangan-4 27 MW, Aceh, Tala 50 MW, Maluku, Baliem-2 50 MW, Papua, Way Rancang 9 MW, NTT, Simanggo 86 MW, N Sumatra, and Masang 55 MW, also N Sumatra.

Under the general plan on power supply (RUPTL) for the 2010-2019 period, 73 projects with a total capacity of 5,140 MW will be built.

The hydropower in Indonesia has a total potential of 75,670 MW, including 22,371 MW in Papua and 16,844 MW in South Kalimantan, and Central Kalimantan.

Editor: B Kunto Wibisono

Jusuf Kala invests Rp4 trillion in PLTA (Hydro Power) Kerinci

Antara News, Thu, May 5 2011

 "We will be making a long-term investment, one century or 100 years, not only for a couple of years, but the result will also be enjoyed by our children and grand children, like the Jatiluhur in West Java," he said.

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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Jusuf Kala, owner and president commissioner of PT Bukaka said he will invest Rp4 trillion in a hydro power project.

"The project may cost Rp4 trillion, may be more, as one turbine for the project with a capacity of 10 MW aone will cost Rp15 billion, while we have to build four giant turbines with a total capacity of 1,800 MW in two points," he said in Kerinci Wednesday.

He made the statement when inspecting the PLTA Kerinci project in Air Mlancar village, Muaro Imat, Batsng Merangin Kerinci sub-district, the construction of which was started by the end of last month.

Also accompanying Yusuf Kala in the inspection was Ahmad Kala, his younger brother as president director of the family company who has a wide experience in building PLTAs in various parts of Indonesia like Poso, Pekanbaru, and Maninjau lake in West Sumatra.

In the meantime, the former 2004-2009 vice president said, such a big investment would not lead to negative sentiments to the business world he was undertaking, because investment in the power sector is highly potential and serves the interest of people and the environment.

"Such big investment may look very high today, in in the future electricity will become a primary need which must be satisfied because nothing will in the future not use electricity and even cars will be running on power," he said.

"We will be making a long-term investment, one century or 100 yeas, not only for a couple of years, but the result will also be enjoyed by our children and grand children, like the Jatiluhur in West Java," he said.

Editor: Heru

Three Cianjur sub-districts soon to have new solar power plants

Antara News, Sat, April 30 2011

Cianjur, West Java (ANTARA News)- At least 96 solar power plants (PLTS) will soon be built by the West Java Energy and Human Resources Agency in three sub-districts in South Cianjur.

The statement was made by head of Cianjur energy and human resources services Ano Kusmana here on Friday as a follow up of the West Java provincial administration`s efforts in supplying energy for the rural population planned since 2003.

He also said his side is developing a program of developing new solar and alternative power plants known as hydro- and micro-power plants (PLTMH).

The areas covered by the PLTMH program in Cianjur, he said, include Sukamanah village in Cikadu sub-district, for power supply to 135 houses, while the PLTS program will cover Pamoyanan village, Cibinong sub-district with a total of 60 power plants, Gelar Anyar village, Pagelaran sub-district 6 PLTS, and Karangtengah village, in Tanggeung sub-district 30 PLTS.

The new and alternative energy program, he added, is expected to give a benefit by increasing alternative power supply to the regencies in the area.

Besides, he added, it will also boost the economic growth of the villages and their industries as well as improving the quality of education and health.

Editor: Aditia Maruli

Germany Invests 104 Million Us Dollars In Tala PLTA

Antara News, Thu, April 28 2011

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Ambon (ANTARA News) - The German government agreed to invest 104 million US dollars in building a hydro-power plant (PLTA) in Tala, western Seram regency in Maluku.

"Tala PLTA has a capacity of 4 x 15 megawatts (MW) to be built soon to foster power supply system in the area," general manager state power company PT. PLN for Maluku and North Maluku I Nyoman Astawa said here Wednesday.

PLTA Tala will be built after the completion of Piru steam power plant (PLTU) which will have a capacity of 2 x 3 MW.

Tala PLTA is also a PLN long term program stretching to 2020, for fostering the power supply system in Ambon Island, and later to Seram Island, Southeast Maluku, and other areas in Maluku.

Maluku and North Maluku provinces are for the time being electrified by solar power plants (PLTS).

And because diesel power plants are too costly to build, PLN also had problems in the transportation of fuel oil, he added

Editor: Aditia Maruli

Bilateral relations RI, China to cooperate in developing renewable energy

The Jakarta Post, Rangga D. Fadillah, Jakarta | Wed, 04/27/2011

Indonesian and Chinese business owners have affirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in developing Indonesia’s renewable energy sector in a bid to help the country reduce dependence on fossil fuels and boost economic growth.

The secretary general for China’s National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation, Ambassador Wu Zhenlong, said that as developing nations, Indonesia and China had similar challenges in accelerating their economic growth, particularly in the issue of energy security.

“We’ve the same challenges related to energy issues so it [the cooperation] is to exchange ideas and experiences for the benefit of both of us,” he told The Jakarta Post in an exclusive interview on the sideline of Indonesia-China business meeting in Jakarta on Wednesday.

China had been committed to working with not only the Indonesian government but also private companies to increase energy supply from renewable resources such as wind, water and solar power, he added.

“The prospect of renewable energy businesses in Indonesia is very bright, considering the country is rich with resources. The two countries can do a lot of things together,” he said.

Ambassador Wu led an entourage comprising Chinese businessmen to meet with Indonesia’s stakeholders in several business sectors, including tourism and renewable energy. The visit aimed to seek new areas of cooperation, he said in his opening remarks at the meeting.

“This meeting will be a great venture to expand the two countries’ bilateral relations,” he said.

Ambassador Wu claimed that China had considerable competence in the renewable energy sector through its long journey in developing wind, hydro and solar power plants in the country.

“Between 1950s and the 1970s, we focused on hydro-power projects to provide electricity for our people. 

In 1980, we started to develop solar, wind and other renewable energy,” he reported.

Currently, he revealed, China’s wind power plants had a total capacity of 4,000 megawatts. The country was also well-known as the number-one producer of solar panels in the world, he added.

In 2020, China plans to build more wind power plants to reach a total capacity of between 15,000 and 20,000 megawatts. The country is also eager to improve its solar and hydro power plants’ capacity to over 5,000 megawatts and 30,000 megawatts respectively that year.

Ambassador Wu claimed that China currently utilized domestic resources in boosting its renewable energy utilization. All technologies used in renewable energy projects were developed by local firms, he added.

The chairman for Indonesia Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation, Jusuf Wanandi, welcomed the commitment of Chinese business delegates expressed by Ambassador Wu.

“I hope this meeting isn’t the last. We’re looking forward to haveing other forthcoming meetings to tighten the Indonesia-China bilateral cooperation,” he said in his opening remarks.   

Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) is a tripartite network of 26 member committees comprised of senior individuals from business and industry, government, academic and other intellectual circles dedicated to the promotion of regional cooperation and dialog.

PECC is a non-governmental official observer at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.

PLN buys power from North Sumatra hydro plant

Rangga D. Fadillah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 04/19/2011

State electricity utility PT PLN has signed a power purchase agreement with the future Wampu hydro power plant to be built in North Sumatra, which will be operated by PT Wampu Electric Power, jointly owned by Korea Midland Power, Daewoo Engineering and PT Mega Power Mandiri.

PLN spokesperson Bambang Dwiyanto said PLN would buy the power for 7.23 US cents per kilowatt-hour.

“The contract will last for 30 years,” he said in a press statement on Tuesday.

The power plant, which will be located in Karo regency, had a total capacity of 3x15 megawatts, Bambang reported. Construction on the plant would begin this year, with commercial operation to begin in 2014, he added.

The agreement was signed on April 12 by PLN president director Dahlan Iskan and Wampu Electric Power president director Choi Chung Yul.

South Korea's Daewoo, Hyundai win 2 hydro power plant projects

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 04/12/2011

South Korea's Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. won a bid for a 60-megawatt hydro power plant construction project worth Rp 2.5 trillion (US$290 million).

“The hydro power plant will be built in North Sumatra,” Dahlan Iskan, president director of state electricity company PT PLN, which held the bid, said Tuesday.

Dahlan said another Korean company, Hyundai Engineering, along with Indonesia's state construction firm PT Pembangunan Perumahan, won another bid for a hydro power plant project in Aceh, with a planned production capacity of 89 megawatts.

The two power plants are expected to be completed in 2013, kontan.co.id reported.