Tanjung Jati A, C projects under review<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Giant Tanjung Jati A and C power projects, both
\nlocated in Central Java, are among nine power projects under
\nreview as part of the government's retrenchment program.<\/p>\n
The program, announced Tuesday, includes the rescheduling or
\nreview of Rp 105 trillion (US$35.6 billion) worth of government
\nand state-related projects.<\/p>\n
According to official data made available to The Jakarta Post
\nyesterday, nine power projects worth US$4.87 billion will be
\nreviewed, 14 projects worth $5.09 billion will be postponed and
\nsix projects worth $6.87 billion will be continued.<\/p>\n
The coal-fired Tanjung Jati C power plant with a 1,320
\nMegawatt (MW) capacity sparked controversy recently after members
\nof the House of Representatives criticized the government for
\ngranting the project to PT Consolidated Electric Power Asia
\n(CEPA) Indonesia without tender.<\/p>\n
The government approved the project in return for CEPA's
\nwillingness to lower power prices from its coal-fired Tanjung
\nJati B power project, located near the Tanjung Jati C power
\nproject in Jepara, Central Java.<\/p>\n
Tanjung Jati B is 80 percent owned by Hopewell of Hong Kong
\nand PT Impa 20 percent.<\/p>\n
The coal-fired Tanjung Jati A plant, with a 1,320 Megawatt
\n(MW) capacity and located close to Tanjung Jati B, is owned by PT
\nBakrie Power Corporation, PT Maharani Paramitra, Energy Power
\nHolding II Ltd and Tomen Power Corporation.<\/p>\n
Maharani is owned by President Soeharto's daughter Siti
\nHediati Prabowo.<\/p>\n
Other power projects under review are the fuel-fired Pare Pare
\npower plant in South Sulawesi, the Asahan hydropower plant in
\nNorth Sumatra, the geothermal Patuha Unit I plant in West Java,
\nthe geothermal Dieng Unit 1,2,3 power plant in Central Java and
\nthe geothermal Bedugul Unit 1,2 power plant in Bali.<\/p>\n
State Minister of National Development Planning Ginandjar
\nKartasasmita earlier said power projects which fell under the
\n"review category" still had a chance to go ahead as long as their
\ninvestors could sufficiently finance the project.<\/p>\n
According to the data, power projects to be postponed include
\nthe East Palembang power plant, the Cilegon power plant, the
\nPasuruan power plant, the Cilacap power plant, the Serang power
\nplant, the Salak power plant, the Sarulla power plant, the Karaha
\npower plant, the Cibuni power plant, the Drajat power plant, the
\nSibayak power plant, the Patuha Unit 2,3,4 power plant, the Dieng
\nUnit 4 power plant and the Bedugul Unit 3,4 power plant.<\/p>\n
The six power projects to be continued include the Paiton I
\nplant, the Tanjung Jati B plant, the Paiton II plant, the
\nSengkang plant, the Sibolga A plant and the Amurang plant. (jsk)<\/p>",
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