Completion Ceremony of Tanjung Jati B Coal-Fired Power Plant
Expansion in Indonesia
Sumitomo Corporation (Sumitomo Corporation; Head Office:
Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Susumu Kato), Toshiba
Corporation (Toshiba; Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo;
President: Norio Sasaki), Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding
Co., Ltd. (MES; Head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President:
Yasuhiko Kato), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and
others have expedited the expansion of the Tanjung Jati B
Coal-Fired Power Plant (TJB) in the Republic of Indonesia.
To mark the recent completion of the expansion work and
begin a test run of TJB Units 3 and 4 (total power
generation capacity of 1,320 MW (660 MW per unit), as well
as kicking off the start of supplying electricity to the
state electricity company PT. PLN (PLN), a completion
ceremony was held on February 6, 2012.
PLN hosted the completion ceremony at the TJB site, located
in the heart of Java Island. About 200 people attended the
event, including Indonesia's Minister of Energy and
Mineral Resources Jero Wacik as the guest of honor, the
governor of Central Java Province and other Indonesian
government officials, representatives from Japanese
companies involved in the construction, Japan Bank for
International Cooperation (JBIC), Nippon Export and
Investment Insurance, and private banks as well as local
residents.
At the ceremony, Minister Wacik expressed his appreciation
and emphasized the importance of the power generation
project in Indonesia.
Speaking at the event, Sumitomo Corporation's President
Kato said, "Between June 2006 when we proposed the
expansion work to PLN and the end of fiscal 2008 when we
signed the lease agreement, and even after starting the
construction work, we faced various difficulties which we
had to overcome. I am pleased to be here today to celebrate
the results of hard work and commitment of individuals from
both Indonesia and Japan who addressed the challenges
head-on with enthusiasm and overcame the barriers. I
believe that TJB will operate in harmony with the local
community and contribute to Indonesia's development for
years to come."
Toshiba's President Sasaki also affirmed, "We
believe that the steam turbine generators we provided for
this project will contribute to the safe and efficient
operation of TJB. Toshiba will continue to provide highly
reliable and efficient power-generating equipment for
coal-fired power plants as a base load power source, as
well as for geothermal power generation systems, which is
expected to gain greater importance as a renewable energy
source."
MES's President Kato added, "We are thankful for
the opportunity to have undertaken the engineering,
procurement and construction of the entire civil and
architectural works for the Plant on a design and build
basis. We will continue to operate our business
including such civil and architectural works for the
thermal power plants which are in great demand particularly
in the emerging markets, by utilizing the expertise and
know-how we have acquired as a general engineering
enterprise for years."
Indonesia has been facing a tight electricity demand-supply
situation in line with increased electricity needs that
come with increased economic growth. Moreover, electricity
demand throughout the country is estimated to grow at an
average rate of 9% per year until 2019. To solve the power
shortage, the Indonesian government developed the first and
second crush programs in 2006 and 2010, respectively. Under
these circumstances, the stakeholders worked hard on the
project to complete the construction as early as possible
and managed to complete both units, even with an output and
efficiency surpassing the required levels under the
contract terms, more than three months ahead of
schedule--Unit 3 was completed on October 13, 2011 and Unit
4 on January 1, 2012. The generation capacity of TJB, with
new Units 3 and 4 and existing Units 1 and 2 combined, now
totals 2,640 MW, accounting for about 13% of the power
supply for the entire Java-Bali power system in Indonesia.
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- retail distribution of consumer goods (24.4% of net sales): food products, apparel and accessories, pharmaceuticals, building materials, household and decorative items, etc. The group is also developing a real estate business;
- trading of hydrocarbon, mining, chemicals and electronics products (24%): oil, natural gas, copper, gold, silver, zinc, lead, nickel, coal, iron ore, resins, pesticides, petrochemical products, etc.;
- trading of steel products and non ferrous metals (20%): flat and long steel products, tubular products, aluminum products, titanium, etc.;
- distribution of transportation and construction systems and equipments (15.1%): spatial equipments, landing fields, forest machines, motorcycles, mining operating vehicles, etc.;
- telecommunications and multimedia products and services supplies (8.8%): TV wiring, data communication solutions, film distribution services, mobile telephony, Internet access and computing services;
- development and implementation of civil engineering infrastructures (7.6%): power plants, wastewater treatment units, industrial plants, telecommunications centers, etc. The group is also providing logistics services;
- other (0.1%).