CEP to receive commissioning coal Dec

Independent Power Producer (IPP) PT Cirebon Electric Power (CEP) expects first barges of coal for commissioning to arrive in Cirebon, West Java in December this year.

Coal Director Gong, Doo Hoon told Petromindo.Com on Wednesday that CEP will get supply of one barge from PT Kideco Jaya Agung and another barge from PT Adaro Indonesia. Each barge will have capacity of 13,000 tonnes.

CEP has 1.85 MTPA coal supply contract with Kideco and 1 MTPA with Adaro under long-term supply contracts. Beside the two main suppliers, CEP has also appointed four undisclosed suppliers to back-up supply, he said. Kideco will supply coal with CV of 4,400-4,999 Kcal/kg (GAR) with sulfur content of 0.19%, while Adaro will supply coal with CV of 4,400-5,200 kcal/kg (GAR) with sulfur content of 0.19%.

Gong said that the 1x660 MW power plant has been 90 percent completed and has entered commissioning stage.

CEP, he said, will start selling electricity to state electricity firm PLN in October 2011.

CEP was established in April, 2007. Japanese giant firm Marubeni, Korean firm Komipo, Indonesian firm PT Tripatra Engineering and Korean firm Samtan respectively own 32.5 percent, 27.5 percent, 20 percent and 20 percent of CEP. (denny)