Power
system in Aceh, especially in the northern part of Aceh, will soon get an
additional 22 Megawat (MW) power supply. This additional supply will be
obtained by the State Electricity Company will be obtained by the State
Electricity Company (PLN) from the Steam-Fired Power Plant (PLTU) owned by PT
Kertas Kraft Aceh (Persero), a state owned company whose line of business is in
the production of kraft paper located in North Aceh. This is as set forth in
MoU on Lease Operation of Power Generator for Lhokseumawe area, Aceh, signed by
the President Director of PT PLN (Persero), Nur Pamudji, and the President Director
of PT KKA (Persero), Abdul Aziz Pazsa.
The signing of the MoU was witnessed
by President Director of PT Perusahaan Pengelola Aset (Persero) Boyke Mukiyat.
This is the starting point of the partnership between two state-owned
enterprises, namely PT KKA (Persero) and PT PLN (Perseron) on the operation of
power plant owned by PT KKA. The PLTU will be operated under state-owned
enterprise synergy scheme based on good corporate governance.
PLTU owned by PT KKA will be
operated by using Steam Turbine Generator manufactured by General Electric
Energy (GEE) with a capacity of 2 x 18 MW. But, since December 2007, the power
plant was no longer operated as PT KKA (Persero) has stopped production. On the
other hand, PT PLN needed an additional power supply for Aceh region.
Therefore, PT PLN and PT KKA agreed to enter into partnership on utilization of
idle power plant owned by PT KKA.
“PLN expects that the MoU will soon
be realized by concrete action, including process of completion of modification
of turbine which is expected to compete by September 2012 so that the power
plant will be more efficient and will be ready for operation by the end of
2012, and a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) will also be signed”, President
Director of PLN, Nur Pamudji, told Business News.
President Director of PT Perusahaan
Pengelola Aset (Persero), Boyke Mukiyat, explained that the partnership is a
form of PLN’s participation in improving PT KKA. “We expect that the
partnership will provide an added value for both state-owned enterprises based
on synergicity among state-owned enterprises based on synergicity among
state-owned enterprises”, Boyke Mukiyat told Business News.
PLN in its 10-year partnership plan
with PT KKA and with the support from the Ministry of State Enterprises will
perform a study jointly with PT Pertamina, Oil & Gas Regulator (BP Migas),
and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to acquire a long-term gas
supply in accordance with requirement for operation of the power plant owned by
PT KKA.
Meanwhile, industries in East Java
will soon enjoy natural gas in accordance with contract. State Gas Company
(PGN)’s Strategic Business Unit (SBU) II has successfully increased addition of
supply. This will be done gradually from June 2012. Since the application and
commitment on the adjustment of gas price in mid 2011, business climate of the
upstream sector is increasingly growing and is more productive. The positive
impact is that commitment on addition of supply for the region concerned can be
more guaranteed.
In June 2012, maximum customers
contract is at around 150 MMscfd. Consumption will continue to increase until
the end of 2013 up to around 180 MMscfd. Industry customers are now preparing
the equipment and the human resources for absorption of new supply. In November
2012 – July 2013, total customers will increase capacity of gas consumption for
production increase.
SBU II is currently serving more
than 12,000 customers, and 350 of them are commercial industry customers.
Parallel with fulfillment of contract on gas requirement for the region
concerned, target of industry and commercial industry customers is set to grow
by more than 15% to 414 customers.
PGN also expects that the positive
impact and a similar thing could be enjoyed by customers in West Java. So far
there has been an objection from several industries concerned adjustment of gas
price in the region concerned. Addition of supply for industry sustainability
and requirement is the expectation of all parties, whether PGN or customers as
end users.
Business News - June 20, 2012
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