Hutama Karya Immediately Completes Mega, A Power Plant Project For Supporting The G20

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JAKARTA - PT Hutama Karya (Persero) will soon complete the construction of two mega power generation projects, namely the Lambur Mini-hydro Power Plant (PLTM) and the Tambak Lorok Steam Gas Power Plant (PLTGU) in order to support the G20. Director of Operations II Hutama Karya Ferry Febrianto revealed that the Lambur PLTM with a capacity of 2 x 4 MW has now reached 100 percent physical progress and is in the maintenance phase. "We are implementing an Automatic Operation System, where the entire unit process operates automatically using Water Level Management, also uses a Bank Capacitor which functions to stabilize and repair the voltage required for auxiliary equipment, which can prolong the life of the equipment used," Ferry said in a statement. in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Friday 9 September. The project, which is located in Pekalongan, Central Java, with a contract value of Rp197.2 billion, uses the Domestic Component Level (TKDN) 85.3 percent, which has passed all stages of testing and will soon enter the Commercial Operation Date (COD) stage to supply electricity to the Java-Bali system using a 20-kV network. In completing the construction of this project, Hutama Karya received appreciation from PT Indonesia Power (Indonesia Power) as the owner. Indonesia Power President Director M Ahsin Siqdi stated that the development of the Lambur PLTM has experienced significant development and is targeted for completion in November 2022, leaving minor and finishing work. "The context of the Lambur PLTM is a gift from Indonesia for the G20, which will be announced as part of the New Renewable Energy (EBT) project at the PLN Group. Later this PLTM will be inaugurated simultaneously with other EBT plants throughout Indonesia," said Ahsin. Currently, Hutama Karya is also trying to accelerate the completion of the Tambak Lorok PLTGU construction in Central Java which has reached 96 percent. PLTGU Tambak Lorok Block 3 with an investment value of IDR 4.8 trillion will later become the first power plant in the Asia Pacific region to use HA (High-efficiency Air-coiled) gas turbine technology and generate electricity with a capacity of 600-850 MW.