Rolls-Royce to form more joint ventures

Rolls-Royce to form more joint ventures

JAKARTA (JP): Britain's Rolls-Royce plc. plans to set up
several joint venture companies to operate various fields in
Indonesia, according to the company's regional executive in
Indonesia, Robin Singleton.

Singleton said here yesterday that Rolls-Royce had recently
formed a joint venture company to manufacture switch-gear
components for power transmission.

A series of discussions had been held on the establishment of
a local gas turbine, which could provide design and manufacturing
services, he said.

No further details about the projects were available.

Singleton said that his company had in the past 10 years
cooperated with state-owned PT Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara
(IPTN) in developing an engine maintenance facility and providing
technology transfer.

Rolls-Royce has been active in Indonesia for over 25 years,
supplying aircraft engines and industrial power equipment to
various fields including aviation for the state-owned air carrier
Garuda Indonesia, defense for the Air Force and Navy, power
generation and transmission for state-owned electricity company
PLN and oil and gas for Pertamina's production sharing
contractors.

The industrial version of the company's Trent engine is
already being proposed for several private power plants and for
oil and gas projects, including the extensive proposed
development of the Natuna field. (icn)