Hitay-Dyfco consortium wins Gunung Talang-Bukit Kili geothermal working area
Monday, October 24 2016 - 12:38 AM WIB
The Directorate General of New and Renewable Energy at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources announced that a consortium of PT Hitay Daya Energy and PT Dyfco Energy as the winning bidder for the Gunung Talang-Bukit Kili geothermal working area in West Sumatra.
The directorate said in a statement over the weekend that the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources had on October 3 issued a decree declaring the consortium as the winning bidder, which would become official if the other tender participant, PT Pertamina, does not made any objection to the tender result within a five-day period.
The 27,000-ha Gunung Talang-Bukit Kili geothermal working area, located in Solok Regency, has estimated reserves of 65 MW, and a planned capacity development of 20 MW. Celing price for the geothemal project is set at 14.6 US cent per kWh, with a commercial operate date target of 2022.
Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak