Indonesia puts six power plant projects on tender

Indonesia is offering six power plant projects with a combined capacity of 2,270 megawatts to foreign and domestic investors, a report said Friday.

The six projects are estimated to cost 2.27 billion U.S. dollars, reported the Antara news agency.

The six will include five coal-fired power plants and a steam power plant.

Winning bidders will get operation concession of 30 years and sign power purchase agreement with state-run electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN).

The Indonesian government has targeted to build non-oil-fueled power plants with a combined capacity of 11,600 megawatts by 2010.

Source: Xinhua