PT PLN, Chinese firms team up on marine transport of CNG

The groundbreaking marine CNG transportation project will transport CNG from Gresik, East Java to Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara via a CNG vessel.

The engineering, procurement, construction, installation (EPCI) and operation and maintenance (O&M) contract are worth $132m and 4m respectively.

From the Indonesian side, the consortium will set up gas compression facilities in Gresik and Lombok for 12 months and 24 months, respectively. Meanwhile, the Chinese companies will manage the 20mmscf CNG vessel for 24 months as well as conduct the operation and maintenance of the three facilities for three years.

Gas supply of 5mmscf per day (mmscfd) will be used to fire a power plant generating 90 megawatts of electricity, which will be operational for four to five hours during peak hours on Lombok island.