W?rtsil? to supply engineering, equipment for 184 MW Arun power plant
Tuesday, October 22 2013 - 12:18 AM WIB
Finland firm W?rtsil? announced on Monday that it has been contracted to supply the engineering and equipment for a new power plant under construction in Arun, Aceh.
The Arun power plant with a 184 MW operating capacity will be the largest gas engine based peaking power plant in Indonesia, the company said in a release.
The project is being handled on a fast-track basis, and the plant is scheduled to be handed over and in full operation in March 2015. The contract was signed in the third quarter 2013.
The order has been placed by PT Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk., a state-controlled company and one of Indonesia?s biggest construction contractors, which is building the plant on behalf of state electricity firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN).
The power will be generated by a total of 19 W?rtsil? 34SG engines runnin g on liquefied natural gas (LNG).
The electricity produced will be used to stabilize the grid. The power plant will alsostrengthen the Aceh electricity system so as to ensure a reliable electricity supply to consumers during peak loads.
This is already the second contract W?rtsil? Power Plants has received from Indonesia this year. The first one was booked in the second quarter of 2013 for a 155 MW gas engine based peaking plant owned by PT PLN.
W?rtsil? will supply 16 W?rtsil? 34SG engines to the plant which will be located in Bangkanai in Central Kalimantan. It is scheduled to be fully operational by the end of 2014 and will produce electricity to the Kalimantan grid.
W?rtsil? has some 3 GW of installed power in operation and has service agreements for over 350 MW of power generating capacity in Indonesia.
Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak