JAKARTA, Mar 20, 2006 -- Asia In Focus

 

The Indonesian government said it will offer seven power generating projects to independent power producers (IPP) this week. The seven projects will have a total generating capacity of 3,000 megawatts, Yogo Pratomo, Director General of Electricity and Energy Utilization said.

* One of the projects, to be built in Pasuruan, East Java, will use gas fuel, while the rest, to be built in other regions including North Sulawesi and North Sumatra, will use coal, Pratomo said.

* Pratomo said the seven projects are expected to be operational in 2007 and would save the country from using 1 million kiloliter of oil fuel a year.

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