Sumitomo Corp. has won an order to construct Units 5 and 6 at the Lahendong geothermal steam field in Indonesia, with completion targeted for 2017.Awarded by a geothermal subsidiary of state-owned oil company Pertamina, the project in North Sulawesi is worth roughly 10 billion yen ($84.2 million), and will be jointly undertaken with major Indonesian engineering firm Rekayasa Industri. Two 20 MW electricity generation units will be installed, with Fuji Electric providing both steam turbines and power generators.
Sumitomo has so far undertaken 10 geothermal construction projects in Indonesia. With the latest order included, Sumitomo-built power stations together will generate 820 MW, more than half the country's geothermal electricity output.
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