WEST JAVA TRANSMISSION/DISTRIBUTION I

LOAN WILL FINANCE THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE COSTS OF IMPORTED EQUIPMENT, ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION, AND TRAINING. GOI WILL PROVIDE ALL LOCAL CURRENCY COSTS. THE GOI UTILITY PLN (PERUSAHAAN LISTRIK NEGARA) WILL IMPLEMENT PROJECT. PROJECT PROVIDES FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A 150 KV DOUBLE CIRCUIT TRANSMISSION LINE ON STEEL TOWERS LINKING THE CITIES OF BANDUNG AND CIREBON IN WEST JAVA (PLN REGION XI) WITH TEGAL IN CENTRAL JAVA (REGION X), A DISTANCE OF 136 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION LINK WILL INCLUDE SUBSTATION TERMINAL FACILITIES AT BANDUNG AND TEGAL AND A 150 KV/20 KV STEPDOWN SUBSTATION AT CIREBON. THE BANDUNG LINE WILL CONNECT WITH AN EXISTING 150 KV LINE FROM THE DJATILUHU HYDROGENERATION STATION. THE TEGAL TERMINUS WILL INTERCONNECT WITH THE CENTRAL JAVA 150 KV KETENGER LINE SERVED BY THE SEMARANG STEAM STATION. (BOTH THE KETENGER LINE AND STEAM STATION ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED UNDER USAID LOAND.) PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES THE COMPLETE REHABILITATION AND EXPANSION OF THE DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES AT CIREBON, THE MAIN CITY BETWEEN BANDUNG AND TEGAL. THE PRESENT SYSTEM WILL BE REPLACED WITH 20 KV OVERHEAD PRIMARY LINES AND 220 VOLT SECONDARY SERVICE. TOOLS AND SERVICE EQUIPMENT FOR SYSTEMS OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED, AS WELL AS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES. TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE (INCLUDING ON-THE-JOB AND PARTICIPANT TRAINING IN THE US OR THIRD COUNTRIES) WILL BE PROVIDED TO PLN TO UPGRADE THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS, ACCOUNTING, WAREHOUSING, AND RECORDS KEEPING. THIS ASSISTANCE WILL BE COORDINATED WITH PLN MANAGEMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS FUNDED BY IDA.