Amoseas to set up second geothermal power unit<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The state oil company Pertamina and Amoseas
\nIndonesia Inc. are now arranging for the construction of the
\nsecond 55-megawatt (MW) geothermal power plant on Mount Darajat
\nin West Java.<\/p>\n
\"We will soon finalize the negotiations of the power project,
\nwhich will cost around US$30 million,\" Pertamina's president,
\nFaisal Abda'oe, told reporters after meeting with executives of
\nthe State Electricity Company (PLN) yesterday.<\/p>\n
He said he was optimistic that the negotiations will be smooth
\nbecause Amoseas has developed its geothermal field on Mount
\nDerajat, about 265 kilometers south of here, for the first power
\ngeneration unit with a capacity of 55 MW.<\/p>\n
The first plant, constructed by Mitsubishi Corp. of Japan, is
\nscheduled to start operating in the middle of the year.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Pertamina's director for exploration and
\nproduction, G.A.S. Nayoan, said the negotiations are now focused
\non the sales of the electricity to be produced by Amoseas.<\/p>\n
Indonesia's first major geothermal power station is located at
\nKamojang, also in West Java, with a capacity of 140 MW.<\/p>\n
Nayoan said that by the end of this year, Indonesia will have
\ngeothermal plants with a total capacity of around 310 MW. He
\nestimated that in 2000, the capacity will increase to over 1,000
\nMW.<\/p>\n
With the 1,000 MW capacity, Indonesia will be the second
\nlargest geothermal power producer in the world after the United
\nStates, which now has geothermal power plants with a total
\ncapacity of some 2,000 MW, he said. (fhp)<\/p>",
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