JAKARTA. PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (ANTM), also known as Antam, reveals that the progress of the construction of Haltim ferronickel smelting plant has reached 98%.

“In line with the progress in the electricity procurement process and the completion of the factory construction, the Haltim ferronickel plant is estimated to operate in the second half of 2023,” Dolok Robert Silaban, Director of Business Development of Antam, claimed.

Silaban said that the construction of this Haltim ferronickel plant was a joint operation between Antam and PT PLN (Persero). This cooperation also included the Electricity Sale and Purchase Agreement to supply the electricity for Haltim ferronickel plant.

The joint operation between Antam and PLN itself is now entering the phase of energy procurement through the Diesel and Gas-Fueled Power Plant. The first initiation of this power plant, boasting a capacity of 15 megawatts (MW), took place in December 2022.

The second phase of the power plant initiation, generating 75 MW this time, will follow on the first quarter of 2023.

This upcoming Haltim ferronickel factory will have a capacity of 13,500 tons of nickel in ferronickel (TNi). In the long run, this plant is projected to raise the total installed ferronickel production capacity of Antam to 40,500 TNi. (KR/ZH)