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State power company PLN awarded six contracts worth Rp 913
billion (approximately US$99.7 million) in total to local companies
Thursday for the construction of power transmission networks.
Speaking to reporters following the signing of the contracts, PLN
transmission and distribution director Herman Darnel Ibrahim said five
of the contracts were for the construction of transmission facilities
for new coal-fired power plants to be built under the 1,000 megawatt
power crash program.
A total of 33 transmission facilities will be built as part of the
project.
"We want to make sure the power connections will be ready as soon as
the construction of the power plants is completed," he said.
The five contracts were awarded to Modaco Enersys, Modern Jaya Cons,
Tehate Putra Tunggal, a consortium of PR Citicon, Adhinugraha and
Kencana Alam Putra and a consortium of Meta Epsi and Dalima Raya.
Modaco Enersys won a contract worth Rp 18.86 billion to build a
transmission facility for the 600-megawatt Suralaya Baru power plant in
Banten, West Java.
The consortium of Meta Epsi and Dalima Arya will build a power grid
worth Rp 247.8 billion for the 900-megawatt Indramayu power plant in
West Java, while Tehate Putra Tunggal will build a power connection
valued Rp 216.9 billion for the 1,050-megawatt Pelabuhan Ratu power
plant in West Java.
The consortium made up of Citicon Adhinugraha and Kencana Alam Putra
were awarded a contract worth Rp 141.26 billion to build a transmission
network for a 600-megawatt power plant in Rembang, Central Java, while
Modern Surya Java Kons was awarded a contract worth Rp 79.49 billion to
build a power transmission grid for the Tanjung Awar-Awar power plant
in Tuban, East Java.
Herman said the construction of the power grids was expected to be
completed six months before the power plants started operating in April
2009.
"Another seven contracts related to power transmission projects will be
signed in October, and a further 21 contracts will be signed by
November," Herman said.
He said the company would need at least Rp 18 trillion to complete the
transmission projects.
Aside from projects related to the crash program, PLN also signed
Thursday a contract worth Rp 209.8 billion for the construction of a
power grid spanning 3 kilometers connecting Madura Island and Java.
The grid will be built by Centra Multi Elektrikindo and is expected to
be completed within 16 months.
PLN president director Eddie Widiono said the crash program could be
completed by the end of 2009 as scheduled, despite the fact 14 power
projects outside Java had to be re-tendered due to a lack of bidders.
Under the program, PLN will build 10 coal-fired power plants with a
total capacity of 6,900 megawatts in Java and 25 power plants outside
Java with a total capacity of 3,100 megawatts. Construction of some of
the projects has already commenced.
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