Steam-Fueled Power Plant Starts Operating in North Sumatra
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Minggu, 20 Juli 2014 01:14 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Minister of State-owned Enterprises Dahlan Iskan said that starting Sunday, 20 July 2014, the Pangkalan Susu steam-fueled power plant (PLTU) in North Sumatra can start generating electricity as the power plant has been able to produce steam in a sufficient amount.
"The turbine (in the power plant) can go through tryout and be used,” Dahlan said in a text message after his visit to Medan, Friday, July 18, 2014.
Dahlan added that if the turbine can operate by 3000rpm and if there are no problems, staring Saturday, July 19, 2014, the generator can be tried out.
"Once the turbine is considered to be in a good condition and there are no problems, it can then generate electricity,” he said.
Dahlan hoped that with the help from some experts from China, the target to have additional electricity supply from the power plant could be achieved.
"My target is that this power plant can produce additional supply of electricity by 200 MW. I’ve already called several experts from China to have a special meeting so we can achieve the target. And they say they are up to it,” Dahlan said.
With the capacity 200 megawatt (MW), the power plant is expected to address electricity supply deficit in Medan, North Sumatra.
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