The projects are part of the government program to build new power plants with a total capacity of 35,000 MW until 2019.
The projects are valued at Rp21.1 trillion, PLN chief executive Sofyan Basir said at the signing ceremony here on Friday.
Sofyan said the projects use the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) scheme , adding it would include development of 500 KV transmission systems along the northern part of Java 928 kilometer long.
He said the development of the 16 power generating plants and transmission system would be the start of realization of the 35,000 MW program and it would be one of the main programs of the government.
The projects are design to cope with shortage in power supply in certain areas in the country and to replace old and inefficient power plants fueled with oil.
The projects would increase the electrification ratio in certain backward areas and to increase power supply in frontier areas and outer islands, he said.
It is estimated that some of the projects signed on Friday would be completed in 2018 that the government target of electrification target of 99 percent in the country could be reached in 2019, he said.
Sofyan said he appreciated and expressed thanks to a number of PLNs partners signing the contract for the 16 projects.
The 16 projects include four power generating plants with a total capacity of 927.5 MW consisting of combined cycle power plant PLTGU Muara Tawar Blok 2,3 & 4 Add On Project (650 MW), PLTMG Bangkanai (Peaker) Stage-2 (140 MW), MPP Package 7 (Flores, Nabire, Ternate and Bontang) totaling 100 MW, and diesel power plants (PLTD) - Lot I and Lot ll, total 37.5 MW, and six power plants with a total capacity of 898 MW consisting of PLTD -- Lot IV, total 328 MW, MPP Package 3 (Merauke, Biak, Tj. Selor, Seram and Langgur), total 90 MW, MPP Package 4 (Maumere, Bima, dan Sumbawa), total 140 MW, MPP Package 5 (Bau-Bau, Ambon and Jayapura), total 100 MW, PLTG/MG Riau Peaker, 200 MW, and PLTMG Kupang Peaker, 40 MW and six power transmission projects of 500 KV in northern Java -- 500 KV extra high voltage aerial channel (SUTET) of Ungaran Pedan Batang, 500 KV SUTET of Batang Mandirancan section 1, 500 Kv SUTET of Batang Mandirancan section 2, 500 KV Extra High Voltage Power Relay Station (GITET) of Batang Ext, 500 KV GITET lndramayu, and 500 KV GIET of Cibatu Baru Ext.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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