MAN Diesel to supply power gensets for Martabe gold mine
Friday, April 28 2017 - 07:40 AM WIB
Germany?s MAN Diesel & Turbo said it will deliver and install four MAN 18V32/40 gensets for a power plant of the Indonesian energy company PT Sumberdaya Sewatama.
The company said in a statement obtained Friday that the power plant will supply one of the world's largest gold mines, Martabe, with up to 24 MW of electric power. The four-stroke engines will eliminate an acute energy bottleneck and ensure a stable supply to cover the requirements of the mine in Batang Toru in North Sumatra Province.
Sewatama is one of the leading energy service providers in Indonesia. The Martabe Gold Mine is managed and operated by Singapore based PT Agincourt Resources. With an area of 2500 km?, Martabe is roughly double the size of Los Angeles and has an annual extraction capacity of approximately 4.5 million tons of gold and silver ore, the statement said.
The energy-intensive processes in extracting and treating the valuable raw materials require a reliable and permanent power supply. State-owned electricity firm PT PLN cannot guarantee this supply on account of the remote location in the Indonesian mountains and a patchy transport grid.
The company is therefore setting store by an independent solution in the immediate vicinity of the location. "Our engines solve energy bottlenecks on location and secure an economically viable, stable power supply for industrial plants also in remote locations, such as here in the Indonesian mountains," explained Massimo Casal, Sales Manager of MAN Diesel & Turbo in Indonesia, in the statement.
"The current development on the Indonesian energy market is of particular interest to us. Owing to the geographical structure ? Indonesia is the largest island state in the world ? many small and decentralized supply grids are required. With its wide-ranging experience of island power plants, MAN Diesel & Turbo has the right solution both for industrial applications and for local network operators," said Massimo Casal.
MAN Diesel & Turbo currently employs 20 staff in Indonesia and in recent years has delivered engines with a total output of 158 MW to the country.
Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak