Wartsila announced that it will equip a peaking power plant in Lhokseumawe, Indonesia, with 13 50SG engines, operating on natural gas and providing an output of approximately 240 MW. The national utility of Indonesia, PT PLN (Persero), has appointed a consortium between PT WIKA and TSK Electronica Y Electricidad, to deliver the plant. Wärtsilä will also deliver gensets and performance related equipment to TSK.
As informed, the order is booked for the second quarter of 2017, while the first deliveries are expected in 2018, and the power plant is expected to be fully operational in the first half of 2019.
“This project is a significant step to establish a new business relationship with TSK for future endeavours and at the same time further nurture the long term relationship between PLN and Wärtsilä”, comments Robert Stoor, Business Development Manager, South East Asia, Wärtsilä Energy Solutions.
The Sumbagut-2 Peaker Power Plant will be the largest peaking power plant with Wärtsilä technology in Indonesia and will be located next to the existing PLTMG Arun power plant that was delivered by Wärtsilä and PT WIKA in 2015.
“There has been a shortage of electricity capacity in northern Sumatra for a long period”, says Francisco Martín Morales de Castilla, Managing Director Power & Industrial Plants, TSK Electronica Y Electricidad S.A. “As part of PLN’s long term electricity supply business plan (RUPTL), the utility has decided to install new peaking capacity in the region”, he continues.
Wärtsilä has been present in Indonesia for more than 40 years. Upon completion of this project, Wärtsilä will have over 4 GW of installed capacity in the country.
