PLN begins construction of PLTMG project in NTT

State-owned electricity firm PT PLN held on Wednesday a ground-breaking ceremony to officially start construction of a 40 MW PLTMG Maumere gas engine power plant at Wairita Village, Waigete District, Sikka Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province.

Head of Construction Division at PLN?s Sulawesi and Nusa Tenggara Regional Office, Hakim Nawawi said in a statement that construction process is expected to be completed in 15 months.

He said that the PLTMG Maumere project forms part of efforts to bolster power supply reliability in the Maumere System which also includes the construction of transmission line and substation.

NTT Governor Frans Lebu Raya in his remarks at the ceremony urged the public to support the project by allowing their land to be acquired for the construction of the electricity infrastructure facilities.

According to the statement, the Maumere System currently has installed power capacity of 14,250 kW from power plants owned by PLN and leased. Consumption in daytime stands at 7,550 kW, while in nighttime 12,100 kW.

Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak