PLN signs four coal-fired power plant projects

State-owned electricity company Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) finally signed Monday night in Bandung the contracts for the construction of four-coal-fired power plants, which will be built as part of the government's fast track program, Kompas reported on Tuesday.

PLN's director for power generation and premier energy Ali Herman Ibrahim said that the four contracts were for the construction of the new Suralaya and Paiton coal-fired power plants, each with a capacity of 600 MW and for the Indramayu and Labuhan power plants, each with a capacity of 3 x 300 MW and 2 x 300 MW, respectively.

All the new power plants will be built by Chinese companies. Under the contracts which were originally to be signed in January, the new Suralaya power plant will be built by consortium China National Technical Import and Export Corp, the new Paiton power plant by consortium Harbin Power Engineering, the Indramayu power plant by consortium Sinomach-China National Electric Equipment Corporation and the Labuhan power plant by consortium Chengda Engineering Corporation -PT Truba Jurong Engineering

The construction of the Suralaya and Paition power plants should be completed in 36 months while that of the Indramayu and Labuhan power plants should be completed in 30 months.

The winners of the 300-400 MW class are Zelan Bhd of Malaysia and its partners for the Rembang power plant, and consortium Sinomach for the Tanjung Awar Awar power plant.

According to Herman, the contracts for the construction of two other projects -- the Rembang and Tanjung Awar Awar power plants -- have not been signed because winners of the projects had not provided the required documents. (*)