2017 target for Sumatra power plant serving Indonesia, Malaysia


A file picture of a coal-fired power plant. - Reuters

JAKARTA: Indonesia's PT Bukit Asam Tbk is eyeing permits from the Indonesian and Malaysian governments for a power plant project with 800 to 1,200 megawatt (MW) capacity, intended to serve consumers in both countries.

The coal power plant, planned for Riau in Sumatra, located across the Straits of Malacca from Malaysia, is a three-way cooperation between Bukit Asam, Indonesia's state-owned electricity firm PT PLN and Malaysia's Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB).

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