PLTU Jawa 1 or known as Cirebon power plant expansion capacity of 1 × 1,000 MW
Description of Expansion
There are plans to extend the Cirebon plant with the installation of an additional 1,000-MW unit, costing around US $2 billion.In November 2013, CEP announced that it was set to start the construction of the plant's second unit, which will provide an additional power supply of 1,000 megawatts (MW) in 2014, with completion targeted for 2018. This plant is also shown in PLN's 2013-2022 long-range plan with a 2018 completion. Funding for the project would come from loans from the Japan Bank for International Cooperationand Cooperation and the Export-Imp Export-Import ort Bank of o f Korea. Korea. In December 2014, government officials allocated land for the project. At that time, construction was planned to begin in 2015, with completion in 2020. In April 2015 project co-sponsor Indika withdrew from the power station, citing financial difficulties. In May 2015 PT Cirebon Energi Prasarana (CEPR), the developer of Cirebon II power plant, said construction of Cirebon II would begin near the end of 2015, later pushed to January 2016. In March 2016 Director of Corporate Planning of PLN Nicke Widyawati said PLN expects to begin construction of the plant within the month. Opposition to Plant Protests from the community in relation to its land acquisition status delayed initial operation of the plant. Project Details
Sponsor: PT Cirebon Electric Power (CEP)
Parent company: Marubeni Corporation (32.5%), Korea Midland Power Co (KOMIPO)
(27.5%), Samtan Co Ltd (20%), Indika Group (20%)
Location: Kanci Kulon Village, Astanajapura District, Cirebon Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia
Coordinates: -6.7702857,108.6148578 (exact)
Status: Unit 1: Operating (2012), Unit 2: Construction
Gross Capacity: Unit 1: 660 MW, Unit 2: 1000 MW
Type: Supercritical (Unit 1); Ultra-Supercritical (Unit 2)
Start date: 2020 (Unit 2)
