Power plant project to cost NTB Rp 1t

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The project to build a geothermal power plant in West Lombok regency will cost the West Nusa Tenggara province Rp 1 trillion (US$111 million), an official said on Tuesday.

Head of the province's development planning office L. Fathurrahman said three investors from Surabaya and Jakarta had been appointed to build the power plant, which will supply 100 megawatts per day.

The project will commence in 2005 and is expected to finish in two years.

Fathurrahman said pending the completion of the project, the province would remain dependent on private generators to fulfill the demand that exceeds 65 megawatts per day. -- Antara