Pesanggaran 200 MW power plant begins operation
Saturday, August 29 2015 - 03:53 AM WIB
The Pesanggaran 200 MW gas and diesel-fired power plant started Friday commercial operation, supplying electricity to the power system on the resort island of Bali, Kompas reported Saturday.
The power plant, owned by PT Indonesia Power, a subsidiary of state-owned electricity firm PT PLN, can be run on gas, MFO, or HSD.
Developed by a consortium comprising of Finland?s Wartsila (as provider of the technology and lead partner), and Indonesia?s state-owned construction and engineering firm PT Pembangunan Perumahan, the power plant is dubbed as the largest gas engine power plant in the country.
Kompas said the power plant receives gas from Sengkang block, in South Sulawesi. (*)