The Academy of Solar Power Education (TASPE) Intec Solar center is
relevant to development of renewable energy (ETB), particularly Solar (Pv/photovoltaic)
power in Indonesia. As it is related to energy development vision, EBT must be
able to supply 25 percent of national demand by 2025. While, target of
fulfillment of ETB nationally reached 90 gigawatt. “We have just been able to
fulfill EBT capacity of approximately 32-33 gigawatt. Therefore, potency and
prospect of development of ETB, including solar energy, was very high”, Eko
Mulyono of PT Unggul Pawenang Sentosa, participant of TASPE Solarcenter, told
Business News [3/22]
Vision of Indonesia’s national energy development encouraged Inutec
Solarcenter to work together with Energy Centre of the University of Indonesia
in Depok. Synergy between there two institutions has successfully set up the
first activity – the solar academy. The activity synergizes partnership between
private and government, especially the Ministry of Energy and Mineral
Resources. The solar academy will be set up in four other universities in
Indonesia. Inutec had planned to choose one university in Sulawesi. It will also
set up a solar academy in a university in West Nusa Tenggara. Each region in
Indonesia is highly potential for development of solar energy. “I saw the
feasibleness of the application of photovoltaic energy in some regions in
Indonesia. We could no longer depend on BBM or fossil fuels. Because we were no
longer able to export, we should become a net importer of oil. Price of fossil
fuel is increasing, and it faces many problems of distribution to the regions.
So, there is no reason to postpone the application of solar energy.
Meanwhile, the State Electricity Company (PLN) planned to connect power
system of Batam and Bintan island through an Interconnected power network using
150 kilo Volt (kV) of undersea power cable. The signing of contract for the
construction of the undersea cable was signed by President Director of PLN, Nur
Pamudji; consortium leader, Yoshiro Matsui as Chief Staff of Viscas
Cooperation; and Permadie Setiakusumu, President Director of PT Karya Mitra
Nugraha.
This project comprises of west corridor of 150 kV underground power
cable of 1,000 meter and undersea power cable of 3,450 meter from Tanjung Kasam
Steam Power Plant (PLTU) in Batam to
Ngenang island passing through Tanjung Sauh Island. These two island passing through Tanjung Sauh
Island. These two islands are located between Batam and Bintan. “After that, we
will continue with east corridor of 150 kV power cable of 6,550 meter from
Ngenang island to Tanjung Taloh in Bintan island”, Nur Pamudji told Business
News [3/22].
The duration of time of the construction of the Batam – Bintan
interconnection network project is approximately 14 moths from the contract
signing, so it is expected to complete by 2014. In 2014, Bintang will receive
power supply from Batam.
The signing ceremony was attended by Head of Strategic Procurement
Division of PT PLN (Persero), Wahyudi Agus; President of bright PLN Batam,
Dadan Kurniadiputra; and General Manager of PT PLN (Persero) of Main Unit for
Construction of Sumatera Network 1, Said Bamatraf. Companies joined under the
consortium for this project are Viscas Corporation, PT Karya Mitra Nugraha, PT
Intan Mufakat Raya, and PT Forma Ocean Indonesia.
Currently, Tanjung Kasam Steam Power Plant (PLTU) of 2 x 55 MW is
already operational. With the Tanjung Kasam PLTU being operational, the power
capacity in Batam will increase, and the power system in Batam will be more
reliable. To maximize capacity produced by the power plant, power excess in
Batam will be distributed to its surrounding islands, such as Bintan island and
Belakang Padang. (E)
Business News - March 27,2013
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