Jakarta, Dec 9 (Antara) - The Indonesian government has set a target to
produce some 35 thousand megawatts (MW) of power supplies in the next
five years, in addition to the country's present electricity capacity of
over 50 thousand megawatts.
In order to achieve the target, the government will build power plants,
including empowering existing dams or building new ones. "If new power
plants are not built, Java will continue to experience power outage,"
Vice President Jusuf Kalla said when receiving a report on the plan to
develop a hydro power plant (PLTA) in Karangkates Dam in Malang, East
Java, on Saturday.
In 2013, the design capacity of Indonesia power generators was recorded
at 47,128 MW. The previous government has targeted to increase the
country's power supplies by 3,605 MW or an increase of 7.6 percent to
50,733 MW this year.
In the coming five years, the new government has set a target to
produce additional electricity supplies amounting to 35 thousand MW.
Therefore, Vice President Jusuf Kalla expressed hope that dams or
reservoirs in the country should be used optimally for the development
of hydro power generators to produce electricity.
The vice president made the remarks in response to the planned
development of the hydro-power projects during his tour of West Java,
Central Java and East Java to monitor the development of food program in
the regions.
The Vice President on Thursday last week toured West Java's Jatiluhur
dam and the Indramayu steam-powered electricity plant (PLTU). He also
observed the Kedung Ombo Grobogan reservoir in Central Java, where a
hydro-power plant will be built.
Kalla said after observing several dams and power plant projects that a
hydro power generator could only be effective for six months during the
dry season. During the rainy season, the water of dams does not run
downstream.
Dams only function to hold water during the rainy season. Formers used
rain water instead for their irrigation. Of course, according to Kalla,
the use of dam water for generating electricity is not optimal because
the operation has to be stopped for six months.
"Kedung Ombo, for example, could only be utilized for generating power
generators during the dry season when the water flows downstream. This
means it is idle for six months. The PLTA therefore did not function
during the rainy season," said Kalla.
He said that this condition could be overcome by putting water pumps
downstream so that water from the dam will continue to flow and that the
power plants will function for full one year.
Kalla said that overcoming the condition is very important because
electricity generators are badly needed, particularly power generators
in Java whose need for electricity increases rapidly.
"If we do not build power generators, power outage will continue to
take place, in Java in particular. Therefore, the government is
determined to continue building power generators with a combined
capacity of 35,000 MW in the coming five years," the Vice President
said.
In the meantime, President Joko Widodo, better known as Jokowi,
expressed hopes that the development of power plants would be smooth
without major barriers so that its target to provide some 35,000 MW of
electricity supplies would be achieved in the coming five years.
"The problems we face in building power plants include those related to
land clearance and complicated regulations," President Jokowi said in
his public lecture at the University of Gadjah Mada here on Tuesday.
He added that regional authorities were still less responsive to the
policy of accelerating power development to achieve self-sufficiency in
energy, including electricity.
The president stated that the issuance of a license could take as long
as four years. "This excludes the three years needed for the
construction (of a plant)," he pointed out.
In keeping with this long-drawn process, Jokowi expressed his
commitment to transforming license issuance procedures in all government
sectors into simpler systems. Stern action will be taken against those
found complicating licensing procedures even more.
"We will investigate who complicates licensing and who tries to hamper
land clearance procedures," the president affirmed.
On the occasion, Jokwoi also expressed concern over the fact that
Indonesia still faced electricity problems, despite having abundant
reserves of power resources, such as coal and others, which are ready to
be exported.
"We are rich in coal, oil, gas, winds, and solar energy. Even then we
face power outages often," the president remarked.
Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Sudirman Said has earlier
revealed that the Indonesian government planned to build power plants
with a combined capacity of 35,000 megawatts (MW) in the next five years
to address the power deficit in the country.
Today, capacity that exceeds the required level is available only in
the Java-Bali grid to meet normal peak demand (reserve margin) at 25 to
30 percent, he pointed out.
Power supplies in Sumatra and in the eastern parts of Indonesia fall short of the need, he added.
Despite having adequate reserve margin, the Java-Bali grid will also
run short of power supply unless new plants are established soon, the
minister emphasized.
Data from the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry show that during
the dry season this year, only the Java-Bali grid had a reserve margin
of 31 percent, which is ideal for the electricity system. It recorded a
peak load of 39,900 MW.***2***
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