EnergyAsia, March 9 2012, Friday) — Indonesia’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jero Wacik, recently launched two newly completed units of the expanded Tanjung Jati B coal-fired power plant in Central Java.
Built by a Sumitomo Corporation-led consortium and operated by PT PLN, Indonesia’s state-owned power utility, the plant’s units 3 and 4 will provide an additional 1,320MW of reliable power supply for the country’s fast-growing economy.
PT Central Java Power, a Sumitomo Corporation subsidiary, will own the plant, located near Jepara on the northern coast line of Central Java, for 20 years before handing over to PT PLN.
US engineering firm Black & Veatch provided engineering, procurement and commissioning services to Sumitomo Corporation, including a benchmark procurement solution when the expansion work started in 2008.
Black & Veatch delivered services for the plant’s boiler island auxiliary equipment package. Its scope included engineering, procurement and commissioning services for coal handling, limestone handling, electrostatic precipitators, induced draft fans, flue gas desulphurisation, fly ash handling, continuous emissions monitoring, fire protection, fuel oil supply and support systems.
Black & Veatch said it will continue to maintain a strong site presence for the duration of the warranty period for the two 660MW pulverised coal-fired units.
Unit 3 has been operating commercially since last October while Unit 4 started up on January 1 2012, boosting Tanjung Jati B’s total generating capacity to 2,640 MW to account for about 12% of the electricity available on the Java-Bali grid.
The units’ design features a flue gas desulphurisation system and electrostatic precipitators to reduce air emissions resulting in a solution that protects the environment.
Black & Veatch said this together with its deployment at units 1 & 2, which started up in 2006, are some of the first examples of this air quality control technology at major power plants in the Asia region.Black & Veatch has operated in Indonesia since 1972.
Hoe Wai Cheong, managing director for Asia and MEIEA regions in Black & Veatch’s global energy business, said:
“For a number of years, we have been identifying Chinese manufacturers who meet our rigorous quality requirements. On this project, a large amount of equipment procured and commissioned was sourced from these pre-qualified suppliers.”
Black & Veatch worked on the plant’s boiler island auxiliary equipment package.
Dean Oskvig, president and CEO of Black & Veatch’s global energy business, said:
“The success of our role stems from decades of relationships forged in Indonesia, China and Japan. This expansion was truly a multinational effort that will benefit the people in Java for years to come. We are proud to have played our part.”