PLN extends low-rank coal tender dateline

State power company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) has extended a tender for the procurement of five million tons of low-rank CV coal per year to supply 14 power plants.

PLN,s primary energy director Nur Pamudji said in Jakarta on Monday: ?We are extending the closing schedule to give opportunities for (more)companies to supply coal to PLN?s power plants.?

He said the tender was initially scheduled to be closed on June 1, but it had been extended to June 30. About 40 coal companies had requested tender documents, he added without giving the names of the participants.(bernard)

The following is the list of power projects

No	Coal-fired Power Plant Project	Capacity (MW)	Location
1	Labuan Angin (Non Accelerate)	2 x 115	N. Sumatra
2	PLTU 2 Banten	2 x 300	Labuan, Banten
3	PLTU 1 Jawa Tengah	2 x 350	Rembang, C. Java
4	PLTU 1 Banten	1 x 625	Suralaya, Banten
5	PLTU 1 NTT	2 x 8.2	Ropa, Ende, East Nusa Tenggara
6	PLTU 1 Jawa Barat	3 x 330	Indramayu, W. Java
7	PLTU 2 Jawa Timur	1 x 660	Paiton, E. Java
8	PLTU NTB	1 x 25	Jeranjang, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara
9	PLTU Sulawesi Tenggara	2 x 10.4	Kendari, S.E Sulawesi
10	PLTU 2 Sulawesi Utara	2 x 25	Amurang, Manado, N. Sulawesi
11	Atambua (State budget)	4 x 6	East Nusa Tenggara
12	PLTU 3 Banten	3 x 315	Teluk Naga, Banten
13	PLTU 1 Jawa Timur	2 x 315	Pacitan, E. Java
14	PLTU 2 Jawa Barat	3 x 350	Pelabuan Ratu, W. Java