Mataram, Wes Nusa Tenggara (Antara Bali) - The  Nusa Tenggara unit of the National Power Utility , PLN, said it will build  a number of power generating plants with a total capacity of 500 megawatts in the region until 2018.

The power plants  would be needed to keep pace with growing requirement for power supply in West and East Nusa Tenggara, director of the unit  Suradji  said here on Tuesday.

Suradji said the project is part of the 35,000 MW power plants to be built by the government in the country until 2019

It is part of the priority projects launched by the government to create security energy to support the country's economic development in general, he said.

In West  Nusa Tenggara a number of power generating projects would be built using renewable fuels in Lombok and Sumbawa.

In Lombok , there will be a  150 MW combined cycle power plant (PLTGU) fueled with gas and steam , now already under construction in Bagik Kembar, Mataram.

"Work is already  in process for two months," Suradji said.

Meanwhile, implementation of a  mobile PLTGU project  with a capacity of 50 MW is still in the process of feasibility study, he added.

PLN will also build  new units of steam powered electric plant (PLTU)  of Lombok to be called PLTU Lombok 2  with a capacity of 100 MW  and PLTU Lombok FPP 2 with the same capacity  in the sub-district of  Sambalia, regency of Lombok Timur.

In the island of  Sumbawa, PLN would build  a  power plant called  PLTMG Sumbawa  with a capacity of 50 MW in the sub-district of Labuhan Badas.

A50 MW power plant with steam engine energy (PLTMU) would also be built  on the island of Bima .

"Therefore, Lombok will have new power plants with a capacity of 400 MW,  and  Sumbawa 100 MW. All projects are to be completed not later than 2-018," Suradji said.

PLN hopes that the local people would give full support for the project implementaiton, he said.

"PLN hopes that it would meet no much difficulty in carrying out the projects that would be in the interest of the people," he added. (WDY)

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Editor : I Gusti Bagus Widyantara


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