New power plant with Wärtsilä generating equipment will boost Indonesia's clean energy capacity

New power plant with Wärtsilä generating equipment will boost Indonesia's
clean energy capacity

The technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to provide the generating
equipment for a new 48 MW power plant to be built in Indonesia. The plant
will be operated by PT PLN, the Indonesian Government owned utility, which
already has a number of power stations running with Wärtsilä engines
producing more than a gigawatt of electricity. The contract has been signed
with Norway-based Jacobsen Elektro, an international provider of turnkey
power plants for clients on three continents. The order was booked in the
third quarter of this year.

The new plant, located in Kupang in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara Province,
will operate with five Wärtsilä 34DF dual-fuel engines. Initially they will
be run on diesel fuel, but will switch to gas when the local gas supply
infrastructure is sufficiently developed. In gas mode, the carbon footprint
is significantly reduced thereby contributing in a meaningful way to a
healthier environment.

The plant is expected to be operational by November 2018, and the Wärtsilä
engines are scheduled for delivery in the beginning of the year. Wärtsilä's
fast-track delivery capability, together with its advanced dual-fuel engine
technology and local service support network in Indonesia, was cited as
being an important consideration in the award of this contract.

"The choice of Wärtsilä as the main equipment supplier for this project was
based on the efficiency and fuel flexibility of the 34DF engine, and also
based on Wärtsilä's impressive track record to meet the stringent technical
requirements of PT PLN's projects," commented Kjell Rudnäs, Area Sales
Director for Jacobsen Elektro.

"We are pleased to have been selected to supply the generating engines for
this important plant, which will help speed the economic development of
Eastern Indonesia. We are especially proud to keep adding capacity to the
Indonesia grid in a reliable and environmentally sustainable way. We are
also very happy to continue our successful relation with Jacobsen Elektro AS
in this new project," said Frederic Carron, Regional Director, South East
Asia & Australia for Wärtsilä.

When this plant is completed, Wärtsilä engines will be producing more than
4300 MW of electrical output in Indonesia.

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com




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