Equis awards Tolo I wind farm contracts in Indonesia to Siemens, PT Pembangunan

Equis awards Tolo I wind farm contracts in Indonesia to Siemens, PT
Pembangunan

Equis Asia Fund II has awarded the engineering, procurement and construction
(EPC) and operations and maintenance (O&M) contracts for its Indonesian wind
farm, Tolo I to a consortium featuring Siemens Wind Power, PT Siemens
Indonesia and PT Pembangunan Perumahan (Persero).

The contracts were given through Equis' Indonesian platform Redaya Energi
and PT Energi Bayu Jeneponto.

Located in Jeneponto in the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi, the Tolo
I Wind Farm will comprise 20 direct drive wind turbines from Siemes. The
turbines will transmit power into PLN's Jeneponto substation through a
high-voltage transmission line.

Equis CEO David Russell said: "Indonesia is set for a period of rapid,
sustained growth in energy demand, and the Indonesian government has set
sensible targets for renewable energy to satisfy a large share of this
demand.

"Equis is committed to leveraging our experience and expertise in Indonesia
to support these government initiatives and to deliver low cost power and
jobs for the benefit of local communities."

Construction on the Tolo I Wind Farm is set to begin later in the year,
while the commercial operations at the site are expected to start in 2018.

According to Equis Asia, the wind farm will contribute to Indonesian
President Joko Widodo's 35,000MW of surplus capacity by 2019 program.
Besides, it would also play a part in Indonesia's renewable energy target of
23%.

Presently, Equis is finalising the development of several other renewable
energy projects in the country with a targeted equity investment of over
$500m through the next two years.

Earlier in the month, Equis, the Singapore based independent renewable
energy developer and investor, announced two large scale solar projects in
Australia with a combined generation capacity of 200MW.

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com