Dewata?s mini hydro power plant to start operation this month

By Cepi Setiadi

Petromindo

Integrated energy company PT Darma Putera Wahana Pratama (DEWATA), through its subsidiary PT Dewata Mega Energi, has set a target for its mini hydro power plant project with capacity of 0.6 MW at Semawung, Kalibawang District, Kulon Progo Regency, Yogyakarta, to be on stream this month.

President Director of DEWATA, Paulus W. Broto told Petromindo.com recently that the company has obtained the operational certification (Sertifikat Layak Operasi/SLO) from state-owned electricity firm PT PLN.

?We have obtained the SLO from PLN and ready to be on stream this month," Paulus said. "Now we are just completing administration matters regarding this project with PLN," he said.

The mini hydro power plant use the stream water of Van der Wijk canal. The power plant utilizes the Kaplan type turbine which are designed a hundred percent by Dewata's engineers with the total investment of around Rp 22.5 billion.

DEWATA was established in 2001 as a coal producer and supplier. Currently, the company is restructuring its mining business into three strategic business units, i.e. coal concessions (PT Dewata Karunia Nusantara and PT Dewata Borneo Karunia), coal mining and services (PT Dewata Reka Yasa), and coal trading (PT Dewata Bahtera Internasional).

Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak