Indonesia will build three hydropower plant amount U.S. $ 2.91 billion

JAKARTA: Indonesia will build three hydroelectric power (hydropower), with a total investment of U.S.$ 2.91 billion. Procurement of the project through state-owned enterprises PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero).

PLN also expect the power purchase agreement of three hydropower project to be tendered to the scheme of government-private cooperation could be signed next year for under U.S.$ 9 cents per kWh.

Three of Hydropower are hydropower Karama, hydropower Kerinci, and hydropower Batang Toru.

Hydropower of Karama West Sulawesi with capacity of 450 MW and generate electricity by 2412 GWh/year, for its development requires an investment of U.S.$ 1.2 billion.

Hydropower of Kerinci Jambi with capacity of 350 MW and generate electricity by 1464 GWh / year, for its development requires an investment of U.S.$ 510 million.

Hydropower of Batang Toru with capacity of 500 MW and generates electricity by 2260 GWh / year, for its development requires an investment of U.S.$ 1.2 billion.

Head of New and Renewable Energy Division of PLN, Mochamad Sofyan said the three hydroelectric power with a total investment of U.S. $ 2.91 billion, or about Rp26 trillion will be tendered in the first half II/2012.

"PPA [Power Purchase Agreement] plan all next year, semester I. Hydropower Karama at Batang Toru equally targeted operations in 2018, if Kerinci could be faster, 2017, "he said, Sunday, April 1, 2012.

Sofyan said the construction of hydropower does take a long time, longer than the plant. Hydropower construction took five years, including the dam, tunnel length, and others.

The price of electricity is expected to be below the price of geothermal power for under U.S.$ 9.7 cents per kWh. However, the three hydropower electricity prices were expected to remain above the price of others such as hydroelectric power plant Asahan 1, Poso hydropower, and hydropower Wampu.

"It costs a little under U.S.$ 9 cents per kWh, but the price is based on the results of the auction later. The third was his designs hydroelectric peaking, he replaced the oil and gas. If peaking is more expensive, if Asahan prices below U.S.$ 6 cents per kWh, Wampu under U.S.$ 7 cents per kWh, "he said. (*)

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