PLN says Jakarta to get additional 600 MW power supply

The grid in the Greater Jakarta area will receive additional 600 megawatts (MW) by the end of this year as state utility company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) will start operating two of its power plants developed under the fast track program.

The two plants are the Indramayu power plant in West Java and the Lontar power plant in Teluk Naga, Banten, PLN?s president director Dahlan Iskan said Wednesday.

?The first unit of the Indramayu power plant with a capacity of 300 MW will be on stream in October at the latest.

Another power plant is the first unit of the Lontar power plant with a capacity also of 300 MW will be on stream by the end of the year,? Dahlan said.

He added the two power plants were parts of the 37 coal-fired power plants prepared under the government?s first 10,000 MW electricity fast track program.

Dahlan said the power produced by the Indramayu and the Lontar power plants would be supplied to critical areas in Jakarta.

The power from the lndramayu power plant will be supplied to the Tanjung Priok distribution network, while the power from the Lontar power plant will be supplied to the Muara Karang distribution area.

At present, Greater Jakarta currently receives a power supply as much as 5,500 MW. About 1,800 MW of the total is supplied by the Muara Karang and Tanjung Priok power plants, while the remaining capacity is supplied from PLN?s Java Bali power system. (giok)