BT 24/10/2009
AFTER 20 years of feasibility and technical studies, the long-awaited power connectivity between Peninsular Malaysia and Indonesia is set to become reality by 2015.
Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) (5347) president and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Che Khalib Mohd Noh said the power connection project will comprise about 200km of 250-kilovolt submarine cables and two sets of 57km submarine cables.
"The interconnection will have a capacity of 600 megawatts and is scheduled to be operational by 2015. Both TNB and PLN (Perusahaan Listrik Negara, Indonesia's national utility company) will have to meet again to discuss contract formalisation, costing, working details.
"In financing, the World Bank will be involved due to the significance of this project," Che Khalib told reporters in Kuala Lumpur yesterday after signing a heads of agreement with PLN president director Fahmi Mochtar.
Che Khalib said this will be the second power connection between the two nations after the first agreement covering Bakun and West Kalimantan.
The power link will allow both countries to assist and support each other's power requirements during peak hours, which is during the day in Peninsular Malaysia and during the night in Sumatra.
Che Khalib said the connectivity is part of the Asean power grid, of which Malaysia already has connections with Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore and Laos.
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