JAKARTA - PT Bukit Asam Tbk (PTBA) operates the Sumsel 8 Mine Mouth Steam Power Plant (PLTU) with a capacity of 2x660 Megawatts (MW). The project with an investment of US$ 1.68 billion is part of a 35,000 MW power generation program.

Arsal Ismail, President Director of PTBA said that the presence of PLTU Sumsel-8 is expected to create a multiplier effect for economic growth in Sumatra. "This PLTU uses super critical technology which is efficient and environmentally friendly," he said in a press release quoted on Friday (3/11).

PLTU Sumsel-8 is located in Tanjung Lalang Village, Tanjung Agung, Muara Enim, South Sumatra. This power plant project was built by PT Huadian Bukit Asam Power (HBAP), a joint venture between PTBA and China Huadian Hongkong Company Ltd (CHDHK).

According to him, the plant uses flue gas desulfurization (FGD) technology to reduce sulfur dioxide from exhaust gas emissions from coal-fired power plants.

The project requires a coal supply of up to 5.4 million tons per year. Commercial Operation Date (COD) status on October 7 2023. (LK/LM)