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Local government to launch tender for project in Jambi Province, Central Sumatra

Local government to launch tender for project in Jambi Province, Central Sumatra Mount Kerinci, Sumatra, Indonesia (source: Tom Casadevall, commons/ wikimedia)
Alexander Richter 26 Aug 2016

The local government of the Merangin regency in Jambi Province, on the east coast of Central Sumatra, is seeking investors in a tender for a planned geothermal power plant project.

Local authorities in Jambi Province on the east coast of central Sumatra is seeking investors for a planned geothermal power plant project.

The planned project is located in Graho Nyambu in the Merangin regency in the south west region of the province.

The Indonesian Ministry for Energy and Mineral Resources, has opened the possibility for investors to develop the project. The local regent, H. Al Haris is expecting a tender to be held immediately.

“If the tender starts, it could support power demand in Merangin regency in the future. We will make efforts so that by 2018 all villages can benefit from power supplies through state power company PLN’s power grids and other power sources,” he said to the Jakarta Post.

The site is estimated with a power generation capacity potential of around 200 MW, which could provide a lot of electricity to the regency.

The Merangin administration is currently making efforts to achieve energy self-reliance through the power supply program.

Source: The Jakarta Post