Minister set to approve allocation of Tangguh LNG for PLTGU Jawa-1 project

By Godang Sitompul

State Minister of State Owned Enterprises Rini Sumarno is expected to soon approve the allocation of LNG from Tangguh LNG plant in West Papua Province for the PLTGU Jawa-1 gas and coal-fired power plant project.

Head of Fuel Oil and LNG Division at state-owned electricity firm PT PLN Chairanni Rachmatullah told Petromindo.com on Friday that a team from the Office of the State Minister of State Owned Enterprises has approve the transaction, and is now waiting for the signing of a formal letter of agreement by Rini.

As has been previously reported, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has approved the allocation of 14-20 cargoes of LNG per year from the Tangguh plant for the PLTGU Jawa-1 project for a period of 15 years.

A consortium of state-owned oil and gas firm PT Pertamina, Marubeni Corporation, and Sojitz Corporation has won tender for the development of the 1,760 MW PLGTU Jawa-1 project. The consortium has signed the power purchase agreement with state-owned electricity firm PT PLN.

Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak