| Sumatra safe supply of electricity from 2011 |
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| Wednesday, 10 February 2010 09:36 | |||
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JAKARTA:
The electricity system of North Sumatra was not expected to experience
shortages began in 2011, along with the operation of power plants with
a capacity reaches 800 megawatts (MW).
Director General of Electricity and Energy Utilization of Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Jacobus Purwono expressed by an increase in installed capacity in the Sumatra region is expected to overcome the electricity deficit that occurred during this. "Starting early next year that almost the entire territory of Sumatra may safely be said, especially in areas of North Sumatra because there will an additional 800 MW power," he said yesterday. Purwono further explained that the addition of 800 MW capacity is in line with the operation of Asahan 1 hydropower capacity 180 MW, North Sumatra power plant unit 1 capacity 2x100 MW power plant unit 2 Sumut 2x100 MW capacity, and power plant Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam 2x100 MW. According to him, basically electricity capacity in the region of North Sumatra satisfied enough with the operation of Power Plant 2x115 MW Labuhan Angin. "It is a planned field is no longer a problem. That was too much, so whatever the desire for power or add new connections, PLN will serve him." Besides the region of North Sumatra, he added that electricity supply in Lampung also be increased by about 200 MW by 2011 in line with the resolution of Tarahan 2x100 MW power plant. Based on data from the end of 2009 PLN, the electricity system in the Sumatra region is still experiencing a deficit of about 200 MW with the total needs of customers who reach 3400 MW. Meanwhile, the total maximum power that can be distributed to subscribers only 3200 MW, although the installed capacity reached 3770 MW. When referring to the total electricity needs of customers, electricity system on the island of Sumatra should have an installed capacity of 4000 MW, including power reserve of 35% in anticipation of the deficit when there is interference.
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