Thursday, April 6, 2017

Indonesia: 140 MW Phase II Muara Laboh Geothermal Power Plant Planned

Supreme Energy develop 2nd phase of Muara Laboh geothermal plant (Rambu Energy)

80 MW first phase is projected to be completed in 2019

PT Supreme Energy Muara Laboh (SEML) consortium is planning to develop second phase of Muara Laboh geothermal power plant with larger capacity of 140 MW, once the first phase of the project is completed, a company official said.

Currently, SEML is developing first phase of Muara Laboh geothermal plant (PLTP) with capacity of 80 MW, located in South Solok, West Sumatera.

President Director of Supreme Energy Muara laboh Supramu Santosa said the first phase exploitation is projected to be completed in 2019. Once this is completed, SEML will carry on drilling second phase, he was quoted by Bisnis Indonesia daily as saying.

The first phase of the power plant (PLTP Muara Laboh Unit 1) with capacity of 80 MW is scheduled to start commercial operation and delivering electricity to the state electricity company PLN in August 2019.