PLN completes transmission line in W. Sumatra
Monday, March 14 2016 - 01:53 AM WIB
State-owned electricity company PT PLN said it has completed the construction of a 96.7 km high voltage elevated transmission power line in Pesisir Selatan Regency, West Sumatra.
The completion of the power line has allowed the operation of the Kambang relay station six months earlier than scheduled, PLN said in a statement Sunday.
PLN said that the new transmission line channeled electricity from the 21 MW Teluk Sirih coal-fired power plant to the Kambang relay station.
The power plant provides electricity for consumers in the Pesisir Selatan region, and replaces the role of diesel-fired power plants in area, thus allowing PLN to save cost as coal is cheaper than diesel fuel.
Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak