MVPP Zeynep Sultan stats commercial operation

Marine Vessel Power Plant (MVPP) Zeynep Sultan has started commercial operation today (Thursday), adding power supplies to the Sulutgo power grid that provides power to two provinces in Sulawesi Island, namely North Sulawesi and Gorontalo, state owned electricity firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) said in a statement.

The operation of the floating power plant was marked with the signing of Commercial Operation Date (COD) on Wednesday afternoon by Baringin Nababan, PLN?s General Manager for North Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, Gorontalo provinces; Noorchan and Osman representing Karpowership Indonesia, the owner of operator of the power plant.

The power plant has a capacity of 120 MW and is required to supply a minimum volume of 96 MW, or 80 percent of the capacity, to the 150 kV Sulutgo power grid.

Baringin said with MVPP Zeynep Sultan now in operation, power supply condition in North Sulawesi and Gorontalo is expected to slowly improve.

Until the operation of the floating power plant, the Sulutgo grid experiences a 50 MW deficit with peak load reaching 325 MW. Thanks to MVPP Zeynep Sultan and the 100-MW PLTG Gorontalo, which is expected to start operating at full capacity in February of this year, the power grid will have a reserve capacity of 170 MW.

Editing by Johannes Simbolon