BAJAWA - PT PLN (Persero) is trying to accelerate the construction of the Mataloko Geothermal Power Plant (PLTP) with a capacity of 2x10 Megawatt (MW).
Not without reason, currently the total electricity available on Flores Island is only 104.2 Mega Watt (MW), while the peak load reaches 96-97 MW.
"This means that the remaining electricity reserves are minimal, only 7-8 MW," said PLN UIP Southeast Communications and Licensing Manager Bobby Robson Sitorus in Bajawa, quoted Monday, October 27.
He added that currently the peak load of Ngada district is recorded at 5 MW and still depends on electricity supply from other districts, such as West Manggarai and Ende, to meet their electricity needs while the electricity supply in Ngada Regency itself is only 0.1 MW sourced from PLTMH Ogi.
As for the Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL) of PLN 2025-2034, the Flores System will receive an additional 130 MW of electricity from the existing PLTP-PLTP.
"Geothermal is 130 more. 130 Megaan. So it is targeted that the most in Flores is geothermal," explained Bobby.
Furthermore, Bobby said, his party targets the Mataloko PLTP to operate commercially or the Commercial Operation Date (COD) in 2031.
According to Bobby, PLN has completed a number of processes such as the land acquisition process and has completed all licensing processes.
"For infrastructure construction, around 89 percent has been achieved. So that's why it is estimated that by the end of the year we will have 100 percent, then preparations for drilling," he said.
Bobby stated that the development of the Mataloko PLTP was actually a continuation of the previous project.
He detailed that various types of permits have also been pocketed by PLN, including environmental permits, space suitability permits, forestry permits, and so on.
"It has been achieved all in 2021-2022. We are starting to enter for land acquisition in 2022. 2022 until 2024. We have just carried out infrastructure, roads, wellpads," he explained.
To build a geothermal plant with a capacity of 2x10 MW, PLN has carried out supporting infrastructure development such as roads leading to wellpad locations as far as 7 km.
Bobby also said that his party was working on the completion of 4 wellpads at the PLTP in Ngada Regency. The drilling process will take 6 to 7 months for 1 wellpad point.
Meanwhile, the construction process for the plant takes around 15-18 months. Thus, the construction of this PLTP can be completed in 2031.
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