#Indonesia


ABB supplies prefabricated substation to Indonesia

Indonesia: Working closely with PT Rekayasa Industri, an Indonesia Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) company and their customer, PT Supreme Energy, ABB engineered, manufactured, supplied, installed and commissioned a prefabricated gas-insulated substation, which was delivered on-site fully assembled and factory-tested.

Multi-billion investments to power up Jakarta by 2019

Indonesia, Jakarta: In an effort to cater to Greater Jakarta’s rapid development, state electricity company PLN plans to invest billions of dollars in building a number of new power plants and transmission networks in the area.

MoU signed for transformer testing and repair in Indonesia

Indonesia, Jakarta: Energy Management Division of PT Siemens Indonesia and the Indonesian energy company PT Krakatau Daya Listrik (KDL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a strategic partnership for the repair and testing of transformers in Indonesia.

$500M loan approved for $1.45B electrification program in Sumatra

Indonesia, Jakarta: Indonesia’s state-run utility PLN will receive a $500 million loan from the World Bank aimed to support implementation of the electrification program which will bring electricity to parts of Sumatra which are yet to be connected to the national grid.

Indonesia places $35M order for 28 power transformers

India, Mumbai: Avantha Group Company CG has won a $35 million order from PT PLN (Persero), the state-owned electricity company of Indonesia, to manufacture and install 28 power transformers across PT PLN’s transmission network.

New transformer plant built in Indonesia

Indonesia, Jakarta: PT Sintra Power Elektrik is investing $20 million in setting up a new transformer manufacturing plant in Cikarang, West Java province.

ADB grants $600M loan for power system upgrades

Indonesia, Sumatra: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to provide $600 million loan to Indonesia’s state electricity corporation, Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), to upgrade transmission and distribution system in Sumatra.

Indonesia to spend $125B on adding generating capacity

India, Mumbai: From 2013 to 2022, Indonesia’s only government-owned corporation in electricity generation, transmission and distribution PT PLN has a long-term plan for an additional generating capacity of 59.5 GW, with a total estimated expenditure of around $125 billion.

Transformer fire caused widespread power cuts across Jakarta

Indonesia, Jakarta: Large areas of Jakarta and Tangerang were left without electricity for several hours on Wednesday afternoon after a transformer caught fire at a substation in Kembangan, West Jakarta, state power company PLN said.

Indonesia launches huge power plant projects

Indonesia, Jakarta: Indonesian President has presented an energy programme to build power plants in 240 places across Indonesia to meet the demand of 35,000 MW of electricity in the next five years.

CG awarded $26M power transformer contract in Indonesia

India, Mumbai: Avantha Group Company Crompton Greaves (CG) has secured a $26 million order from PT PLN (Perusahaan Listrik Negara) Indonesia for the manufacture and supply of 37 units of 60 MVA, 30 MVA and 150/20 kV power transformers.