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PLTGU to generate more power
PT Energi Sengkangâs Block 2 steam and gas power plant (PLTGU) commenced the operation of three power generators, each with a power output of 60 megawatts (MW), or a total of 180 MW
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T Energi Sengkang's Block 2 steam and gas power plant (PLTGU) commenced the operation of three power generators, each with a power output of 60 megawatts (MW), or a total of 180 MW.
The new plant is expected to generate more power for the South and West Sulawesi interconnection power network.
The Block 2 plant is part of PT Energi Sengkang's expansion program, the company also operates the Block 1 plant, which has three generators, each with a capacity of 45 MW.
The total output produced by the Sengkang Block 2 PLTGU would be supplied to South Sulawesi, West Sulawesi and Southeast Sulawesi territory state power company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), or Sultanbatara.
The Block 2 PLTGU will immediately be integrated into the South Sulawesi and West Sulawesi interconnection power system.
'This means South Sulawesi will have a reserve of around 400 MW of power,' said Sultanbatara PLN general manager Judi Winardi Widjaya, at the launch of the Sengkang Block 2 PLTGU in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Monday.
With the inclusion of the Sengkang Block 2 PLTGU in the South and West Sulawesi interconnection power network, the South Sulawesi branch PLN power capacity would reach around 1,300 MW, compared to its current output of around 1,105 MW for 1.5 million customers.
Sengkang PLTGU has been supplying power to the Sultanbatara PLN since 1997, via three generators in Block 1, each with a capacity of 45 MW, or a total output of 135 MW.
Sultanbatara PLN also obtained power from several other power plants, such as the Bakaru and Poso hydro -power plants (PLTA) and the Tello and Jeneponto steam-power plants (PLTU).
According to a Sultanbatara PLN spokesperson, South Sulawesi PLN has almost discontinued dependency on diesel-power generators (PLTD).
The PLTD plants are currently on standby and they will be operated when any of the plants are at fault, as they can be operated at a moment's notice.
South Sulawesi Governor Syahrul Yasin Limpo said the power supply would spur economic growth in the province, especially in the industrial sector. 'Investors have complained about limited power, but now South Sulawesi has become a province with markedly better provision than other provinces. This will be draw for investors,' said Syahrul.
