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