Indonesia Power, WIKA, win geothermal auctions
Published August 26th, 2008
PT Indonesia Power (IP) and PT Wijaya Karya (WIKA) have secured three geothermal power plant projects in West Java with a total capacity of 285 megawatts (MW).
Director of geothermal utilization at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry Sugiharto Harsoprayitno said Monday IP would exploit geothermal reserves in Cisolok Sukarame and Tangkuban Perahu concessions, which have capacities of 45 and 220 MW respectively.
WIKA won the bidding for the Tampomas concession, which has a capacity 20 MW.
“The two companies won tenders for the lowest geothermal electricity price they offered to state power firm PT PLN. They are the first companies to win geothermal tenders held by the regional government,” Sugiharto said. thejakartapost.com
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