Cirata hydro completed

Cirata hydro completed

JAKARTA (JP): Austrian power generating equipment
manufacturers Elin and Voest Alpine MCE, a subsidiary of the VA
TECH group, has completed the installment of hydroelectric
equipment at the giant Cirata hydropower plant in West Java.

The manager of PT Elin Indonesia's power plant division, G.
Enzenhofer, said yesterday the companies handed over the power
plant to state electricity company PLN last April.

"The power plant is being operated by PLN's subsidiary
Pembangkitan Listrik Jawa Bali II (PJB II)," Enzenhofer said
during a ceremony to mark the completion of the power plant in
Cirata.

The Cirata hydropower plant has the capacity to generate 1,000
Megawatt (MW), making it the country's and one of the world's
largest hydropower plants.

Enzenhofer said the hydropower plant included transformers and
power generators made by Elin and turbines and other hydro
mechanical equipment made by Voest.

He added the water in the Cirata reservoir was the prime
source for the Jatiluhur irrigation system.

Elin and Voest have been active in Indonesia for 16 years.
They have installed and are installing hydropower plant machinery
across the country, including in Tulungagung, Singkarak,
Kotapanjang, Tanggari, Musi, Balamabano, Besai and Renun. (jsk)