Bukit Asam minemouth power station
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Buket Asam minemouth power station is a proposed 200-megawatt (MW) power station in Burma/Myanmar.
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Location
The location of the plant is still undetermined.[1]
Background
According to a March 2013 article in The Irrawaddy, PT Bukit Asam (PTBA), a company owned by the Indonesian government, has proposed to build a 200 MW coal plant at the mouth of a coal mine "which probably does not exist yet."[1] The plant is estimated at US$320 million, and is considered a "test case" for the company before deciding on a second project developing a further 2x200-MW power plant.[2]
In 2015 PTBA finance director Achmad Sudarto said his firm was carrying out a feasibility study for its plan to build power plants in Myanmar and Vietnam. Each would be 2 x 300 MW, with a planned operation date of 2019.[3]
In December 2016, Bukit Asam said it was negotiating with the Ministry of Electricity Myanmar to build a 200 MW (2 x 100 MW) power plant in Myanmar.[4]
As of December 2019 there have been no developments on the project, which appears to be shelved.
Project Details
- Sponsor: Bukit Asam
- Parent company:
- Developer:
- Location: underdetermined
- Coordinates:
- Status: Shelved
- Capacity: 200 MW (Units 1-2: 100 MW)
- Type:
- Start date:
- Coal Type:
- Coal Source:
- Source of financing:
Resources and articles
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Is This the Wrong Century for Coal to be King in Burma?" The Irrawaddy, March 28, 2013
- ↑ "Bukit Asam to build Myanmar power plants" Jakarta Post, July 27, 2013.
- ↑ Khoirul Amin, "Bukit Asam targets 30% increase in sales," The Jakarta Post, March 31, 2015
- ↑ "PTBA Explores the Power Plant Expansion in Myanmar and Vietnam," Bukit Asam website, 16 December 2016
