Optima-Enel wins Way Ratai geothermal project
Saturday, July 2 2016 - 04:44 AM WIB
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has named a consortium comprising of PT Optima Nusantara Energi, and Enel Green Power S.p.A as the winning bidder for the Way Raita geothermal working area, in Lampung, Investor Daily reported on Saturday.
The paper quoted Director General of New and Renewable Energy at the ministry, Rida Mulyana as saying that the Optima-Enel consortium won the geothermal working area after agreeing to match the price offer of 13 US cents per kWh made by its competitor state-owned oil and gas firm PT Pertamina in the final bidding round.
He said that the Optima-Enel consortium held the right to match as it was the one which carried out the initial survey for the 70.710 hectares geothermal working area, which has estimated electricity reserves of 105 MW. The consortium will be build a 55 MW geothermal power plant in the area with commercial operation date target of 2022. (*)