All Java power plants will no longer use oil fuel starting September
Thursday, April 5 2012 - 08:26 AM WIB
Director General of Electricity at the ministry of energy and mineral resources, Jarman, said that all power plants in Java island would no longer use oil fuel starting September 2012.
He said in Jakarta on Thursday that Tambak Lorok power plant would stop operation due to the operation of the combined cycle power plant Rembang and the expansion of Tanjung Jati power plant. Then Tanjung Priuk and Muara Karang power plants will turn to use gas after the operation of the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in Jakarta bay.
He said that the combined cycle power plant Lontar or Teluk Naga unit 3 would be on stream in May. ?With the operations then in September, power plants? consumption of 1.7 million tons of oil fuel per year in Java will be stopped. The Java-Bali system will only be allowed to consume 0.8 million kiloliter of oil fuel per year for Bali island generation,? he said.
According to him, Bali will also be free from the use of oil fuel when the development of cable transmission of Java-Bali completed. He did not elaborate further, but currently, the existing cable transmission capacity from Java to Bali has been for 200 Megawatt.
Editing by Benget Besalicto Tnb.