Govt to build gas engine power plants in SE Sulawesi

The government is planning to build four gas engine power plants (PLTMG) with a combined capacity of 95 MW in Southeast Sulawesi as part of the ongoing efforts to address power shortage in Indonesia, Antara reported Monday.

"The PLTMG will be built in four different places or districts/municipalities in Southeast Sulawesi," spokesman for the Southeast Sulawesi provincial energy and mineral resources office Andi Azis said here on Saturday.

The power plants will be built in Kendari municipality, Baubau municipality, Bombana district and Kolaka Utara district, he said.

The PLTGM in Kendari will have a capacity of 50 MW, that in Baubau 30 MW, Bombana 10 MW and Kolaka Utara 5 MW, he said.

The construction of PLTlMG in Bombana will be started this year and in the three other places in 2016, he said.

"The PLTGM will also supply electrical power to neighboring districts," he said. (*)