WEST JAVA TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION - PHASE II

THE PROJECT IS A COROLLARY ACTIVITY TO THE PHASE I PROJECT WHICH ESTABLISHES THE BASIC TRANSMISSION LINK FROM THE SEMARANG STEAM STATION IN CENTRAL JAVA TO THE CITY OF BANDUNG IN WESTERN JAVA. THIS LOAN WILL CONTINUE THE TRANSMISSION LINE TO JAKARTA, THUS COMPLETING A GRID WHICH WILL PERMIT THE TRANSFER OF POWER FROM CENTRAL TO WESTERN JAVA DURING PERIODS OF LOW POWER AVAILABILITY. PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES DISTRIBUTION REHABILITATION AND EXPANSION AT BOGOR, THE PRINCIPAL CITY BETWEEN JAKARTA AND BANDUNG. PROJECT PROVIDES FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF 150 KV DOUBLE CIRCUIT TRANSMISSION LINE CONNECTION BANDUNG, BOGOR, AND JAKARTA, A DISTANCE OF 180 KM. NEW SUBSTATIONS WILL BE BUILT AT EACH CITY. A NEW COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WILL LINK THE NETWORK. A US ENGINEERING CONSULTING FIRM WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE AREAS OF DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION, AND TRAINING OF PLN PERSONNEL (THE STATE ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY SERVING AS IMPLEMENTING AGENCY). TRAINING WILL BE ON-THE-JOB AND IN THE US OR THIRD COUNTRIES AND CONCENTRATE ON OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS, ACCOUNTING, WAREHOUSING, AND RECORDS. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT WILL BE PROVIDED FOR SYSTEM OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.