PJB says Paiton coal supply tender draws five bidders
Tuesday, February 12 2008 - 04:01 AM WIB
PT.Pembangkitan Jawa Bali (PJB) said five participants have submitted bids on tender to supply 500,000 tonnes of low CV coal for its Paiton 800-MW power plant in East Java for March to December 2008 delivery.
?Four (of the participants) are traders and one is coal miner,? PJB official Puspo hadi told Petromindo.Com on Tuesday, but declining to give bidders? names.
PJB, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of state electricity firm PLN, opened the tender on January 22, 2008. Puspo said winner would be named within two week?s time.
Puspo said the tender was held after previous tender could only secure 360,000 tonnes of supply out of Paiton?s spot requirement of 720,000 tonnes for this year
The company requires coal CV of between 4,300-4,500Kcal/kg with total moisture of maximum 34 percent, ash content maximum of 6 percent, HGI minimum of 48 and sulphur content of 0.5 percent. (denny)