PLTU Teluk Kaltim to operate soon

By Cepi Setiadi

State-owned electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) (PLN) said PLTU Teluk Kaltim coal fired power plant, with the capacity of 2x110 MW in Kariangau vilage, Balikpapan Utara, East Kalimantan province, is now in pre-commissioning phase.

?We are testing the power plant prior to commissioning,? PLN?s Senior Manager of Public Relations Agung Murdifi told Petromindo.com.

PT Pembangkitan Jawa Bali, a subsidiary of PLN, said in its internal magazine Info PJB that the power plant is expected to enter Commercial Operations Date (COD) in April 2016 for Unit 1 and in June 2016 for Unit 2.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the project was held on 25 March 2011 by Dahlan Iskan then PLN?s president director. The project is part of the first phase 10,000 MW Fast Track Program (FTP-1). The power plant is being developed by a consortium consisting of PT Adhi Karya and Sinohydro Corporation. So far, the project is the biggest power plant project in eastern Indonesia.

Editing by Johannes Simbolon