PLN to retender Paiton bidding
Tuesday, April 24 2007 - 01:48 AM WIB
State electricity firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) said Monday that it would retender bidding for the development of Paiton 3-4 (1 x 800 MW) coal fired power plant because only PT Paiton Energy submitted the bid.
Earlier, PLN has put Jawa Power and Paiton Energy Company in beauty contest to find developer for Paiton 3-4 power plant. Both Jawa Power and Paiton are currently operating 1,220-MW and 1,320-MW power plants, respectively, in Paiton power complex in Situbondo, East Java.
Pursuant to the provision in force, the direct selection was null and another tender must be organized. PLN would invite again two candidates for contractors, namely PT Paiton Energy and PT Jawa Power to submit bid in a brief period, PLN’s corporate Secretary Harry Jaya Pahlawan said.
The new plant is expected to cost US$800 million and will become onstream in 2011. Jawa Power is controlled by German firm Siemens Ag, while Paiton is controlled by Japanese firm Mitsui. (*)