Reinforced Gas Power

    PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara will strengthen the electricity system in the region Maluku and Papua with 54 gas power plants. This program is part of a program of 35,000 MW to increase the electrification ratio in Maluku and Papua, which is only about 50 percent. The total capacity of 54 gas power plants (power plant) is 800 megawatts (MW) will be deployed at several points. The Elektrikasi ratio in Maluku recorded only 54.51 percent, 49.44 percent of North Maluku, and Papua less than 50 percent. Program targets 35,000 MW in the national electrification ratio is around 97 percent until 2019.

    PLN has signed a partnership with Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR), a company that is one of the businesses engaged in the development and construction in the oil and gas sector and electricity, for the preparation of a feasibility study and design of infrastructure. In signing it, PLN Represented Chairani and represented KBR Indonesia Regional Manager Keith Garry. In the cooperation agreement, PLN will get the design patterns of logistical and technical design as well as integrated for optimal utilization of liquefied natural gas (LNG), especially in eastern Indonesia. The designs also incorporate the concept of a virtual gas pipeline to supply gas to eastern Indonesia.

    Virtual gas pipeline is a concept of transport and distribution of gas by ship. Head of Corporate Communications at PLN I Made Suprateka declared gas power plants play a role in the program of 35,000 MW skelter Because of the program, about 38 percent of the gas power plant wear or equivalent to 13,400 MW. Portion use of gas for electricity is expected to surge to 300 percent in 2025. Head of Public Relations Unit Special Upstream Oil and Gas (SKK Migas) Taslim Z Yunus said the government will continue to give priority to the supply of gas for domestic demand rather than exports.

    This year, the portion of domestic gas supply by 57 percent, while exports amounted to 43 percent. Regarding the supply of gas to 54 power plants in Maluku and Papua, said Taslim, Indonesia will not be a shortage of supply. However, the concern is the lack of infrastructure to support the supply of gas to the gas power. Indonesia Eastern was rated as not ready in terms of infrastructure as well as the pipeline receiving terminal and regasification. Matindok Donggi gas field in Central Sulawesi, operated by PT Pertamina EP Asset IV began producing gas.

    Overall, the gas field will be fully operational in April next year with a production of 105 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD). General Manager of PT Pertamina EP Asset IV Didik Susilo explained it had two months Donggi Matindok to operate the gas field in Banggai, Central Sulawesi. Gas produced from the Donggi of 50 MMSCFD. The gas is sold to PT PLN and PT Donggi-Senoro LNG. For Matindok project, is expected to start operating in April 2017 with a production capacity of 55 MMSCFD.

    Currently, the construction is at the stage of completion at the same time a test of strength. Donggi Matindok operated for the next 13 years. For Donggi, there are eight wells producing gas. Meanwhile, in project Matindok, it is estimated there are seven wells. Development Donggi gas field Matindok spend 800 million US dollars, or around Rp 10.64 trillion.

Kompas, Page-17, Friday, Nov-18, 2016