Medco?s power plant in Batam urgently needs of PGN gas
Saturday, March 15 2014 - 04:56 AM WIB
The construction of a gas turbine power plant with capacity of 70 MW in Tanjung Uncang, Batam by PT Universal Batam Energi (UBE), a subsidiary of PT Medco Power Indonesia (MPI), is almost completed, according to an MPI official.
The PLTG Tanjung Uncang power plant is built in an area where state owned electricity firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) is also building a 2x65 MW gas turbine power plant. Both power plants are expected to receive gas from the Gajah Baru field in Block A Natuna PSC operated by British firm Premier Oil. However the pipeline linking Tanjung Uncang with Pemping Island which will deliver the Gajah Baru gas to the both power plants is still under construction.
?Accordingly, we urgently needs an interim gas supply from PGN,? MPI President Director Fazil E. Alfitri to Petromindo.com.
PGN through its subsidiary PT Transportasi Gas Indonesia already has a gas transmission and distribution network in Batam to deliver gas from Corridor Block in central Sumatra operated by ConocoPhillips.
He said the volume of interim gas expected by PLN Batam and UBE to be delivered by PGN amounts to 40 bbtud. Half of the volume will be allocated to UBE?s PLTG Tanjung Uncang.
Fazil also said both UBE and PLN Batam expect to sign an amendment to the Gas Sales Purchase Agreement (GSPA) that they have signed with Premier Oil on gas supply from Gajah Baru later this month.
Editing by Johannes Simbolon