PLN: Construction of Grati power plant to start soon
Saturday, June 20 2015 - 03:31 AM WIB
State-owned electricity company PT. Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) hopes construction of a 450 MW combined cycle Grati power plant (peaker) extension project in Pasuruan, East Java, to start soon.
The company said in a statement that PLN had on June 19 signed the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the project with a consortium comprising of Samsung C&T Corp, Lotte E&C Co Ltd, and PT Hutama Karya.
PLN said that construction process of the gas and steam-fired power plant is expected to be completed within 26 months. The power plant will act as peaker plant in the Java-Bali electricity system.
The Grati power plant comprises of two blocks, with gas to be supplied from Santos? Oyong and Wortel wells.
Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak