Sulut-3 power station

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Sulut-3 power station is an operating power station of at least 100-megawatts (MW) in Kema I village, Kema, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is also known as 北苏三发电项目.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sulut-3 power station Kema I village, Kema, North Sulawesi, Indonesia 1.374331, 125.085455 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 1.374331, 125.085455

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
Unit 1 operating coal: unknown 50 subcritical 2021
Unit 2 operating coal: unknown 50 subcritical 2021

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 PT Minahasa Cahaya Lestari [100%] PT Toba Bara Enerji [90.0%]; China Hydropower Construction Group New Energy Development Co Ltd [10.0%]
Unit 2 PT Minahasa Cahaya Lestari [100%] PT Toba Bara Enerji [90.0%]; China Hydropower Construction Group New Energy Development Co Ltd [10.0%]

Background

Sulut-3 power station comprises two 50 MW units, originally scheduled for commercial operation by 2020.[1] A tender for the project was launched in September 2015.[2]

In April 2017, it was reported that PT Minahasa Cahaya Lestari (MCL) is planning to build the plant. MCL is a joint venture of PT Toba Bara Sejahtra Tbk (90%) and China's Sinohydro (10%). MCL has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with PLN. MCL plans to spend US$215 million or Rp2.79 trillion to develop the power plant as well as a 7-km transmission line. It is planned for Kema I village in Kema district.[3] Sinohydro served as the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contractor for the project.[4]

Unit 1 of the Sulut-3 power station began commercial operation in February 2021. In May 2021, it was reported that construction on the Sulut-3 power station had reached 97%.[5] Unit 2 was commissioned in July 2021.[6]

In July 2022, a temporary grid outage took place after a disruption occurred at the Sulut-3 power station.[7]

As of June 2023, PT Toba Bara Sejahtra Tbk had a stated goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2030.[8]

Financing

In August 2018, a representative of PT Toba Bara Sejahtra said the company was trying to achieve financial close of the project by the end of 2018.[9] In December 2018, the sponsor obtained a US$168 million loan from Bank Mandiri and Sarana Multi Infrastructure (SMI) to develop the project, and construction had begun as of February 2019.[10][11]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. Rencana Usaha Penyediaan Tenaga Listrik (RUPTL) 2017-2026, PT PLN Persero, p. D-6
  2. "PLN relaunches pre-qualification process for Sulut-3 coal fired steam power plant," Rambu Energy, September 18, 2015
  3. "Minahasa Cahaya Lestari to build 100 MW power plant in North Minahasa," Rambu Energy, April 20, 2017
  4. 2*50 MW Sulut-3 Coal-Fired Power Plant, Zawya, Accessed Oct. 2021
  5. Sukmawati Ibrahim, Proyek PLTU Sulut 3 Rampung 97 Persen, Tribun Timur, May 6, 2021
  6. Luhut TBS Energi Utama Company Pockets PLTU Sulut-3 Commercial Operations for 25 Years, voi.id, Aug. 23, 2021
  7. PLN Gerak Cepat Atasi Gangguan yang Terjadi di PLTU Sulut 3 dan PLTG Maleo, Kumparan, July 5, 2022
  8. TBS's Strong Financial Performance Boosts Investor Confidence in the Company's Renewable Energy Transition, PT TBS Energi Utama Tbk, June 8, 2023
  9. TOBA Targetkan Pendanaan PLTU Sulut III Tahun Ini, Tribun Manado, Aug. 15, 2018
  10. AP: Indonesia – Loan secured for Sulut 3 CFPP, Project Finance International, Feb. 21, 2019,
  11. "TOBA BARA SEJAHTRA SECURED FINANCING FOR SULUT-3 COAL FIRED POWER PROJECT" (PDF). toba bara. February 1, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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