Additional gas is needed by the power plant to increase its power supplying capacity, Field Administrator of PetroChina Riza Firmahendra said in Kuala Tungkal, Tanjung Jabung Barat municipal city.
The agreement on an addition of 2.5 MMFD of gas for the power plant had been signed between Petrochina and the Tanjung Jabung Barat district administration, Riza said on Thursday.
He said the additional supply is expected to solve problem of shortage in power supply in that district, which has experienced inconvenience of frequent blackout so far.
"Hopefully the problem could be sorted out this week," he said.
He said actually the power plant already has enough gas but the use of power is too much at night in the district.
He said there is no shortage in supply in daytime, adding "the problem comes only at night."
If gas supply is increased , there would be over supply of power at daytime, therefore, addition of gas supply has to be well calculated, he said.
Head of the district energy and mineral service Yon Heri said the addition to be provided by Petrochina would bring the total gas supply to 4 MMFD for the power plant.
(SYS/H-ASG/F001)
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