PLN set to sign five more power plant projects next month

State-owned electricity firm PT PLN will sign contracts next month for the construction of five coal-fired power plants that will have a total output capacity of about 3,600 megawatts (MW).

?All of the plants are located in Java,? Yogo Pratomo, who heads the government?s power-sector development program, told reporters Friday after a meeting with Vice President Jusuf Kalla, PLN president Eddie Widiono, and a number of economics ministers to discuss the program?s progress.

?We also expect to sign the contracts for 25 other power plants outside of Java, starting June,? Yogo said.

The five projects for which contracts will be signed in April consist of Tanjung Awar-Awar in East Java (2X300 MW), Pelabuhan Ratu in Banten (3x300 MW), Teluk Naga in Banten (3x300 MW), Pacitan in East Java (2x300 MW) and Tanjung Jati in Central Java (1x600 MW)

In March 21, PLN signed contracts for five coal-fired power plants, all in Java, with combined output of 3,300 MW with total value of US$2.8 billion. (*)