Benakat eying Kalimantan coal-fired power plant projects

By Hiski Darmayana

IDX-listed mining infrastructure developer PT Benakat Integra Tbk is seeking to develop two coal-fired power projects in Kalimantan including a mine-mouth plant proposed by a mining firm, and another one planned by state utility PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN).

?The mine-mouth power plant will have a capacity of 60 MW, but we couldn?t disclose the name of the mine owner. Meanwhile, the one planned by PLN will have a greater capacity,? Finance Director Michael Wong told Petromindo.com Thursday on the sidelines of a public expose meeting.

Michael said that the company will form a consortium with other firms in developing the two projects. ?The engineering, procurement, and construction will be handled by a third party, not us,? he said.

He said that Benakat and other partner candidates are finalizing the ownership structure of the consortium, which will develop the projects.

Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak