PLN holds tenders to buy coal
Alfian, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 07/10/2009 9:15 PM
State utility firm PT PLN is holding another tender for coal procurement as it strives to secure up to 3.26 million tons of low rank coal per year for the next 20 years to fuel its power plants.
Nasri Sebayang, head of PLN’s primary energy unit, said that the tender is the third tender this year.
“We may hold more tenders in the event some of the current tenders failed,” Nasri said in a text message on Friday.
In its official announcement, PLN invited coal mining companies or consortium of coal companies to participate in pre-qualification for the bid to supply low rank coal for PLN’s power plants in 12 locations for an estimated total volume of 3.26 million tons a year for a 20 years contract.
The 12 power plants are located in Teluk Naga (Tangerang, Banten), Pelabuhan Ratu (Sukabumi, West Java), Nagan Raya (Aceh Province), Pesisir (West Sumatra), Bangka and Belitung (Bangka and Belitung Islands), Bengkalis and Selat Panjang (Riau), Tarahan Baru (Lampung), Pangkalan Susu (North Sumatra), Asam-asam (South Kalimantan), and Tanjung Balai Karimun (Riau Islands).
