Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corp has received an order to supply a steam turbine and generator from PT Inti Karya Persada Tehnik (IKPT), a subsidiary of Toyo Engineering Corporation, and the EPC contractor for the Patuha Geothermal Power Plant Unit 2 in West Java, Indonesia, operated by PT Geo Dipa Energi (Persero), an Indonesian state-owned company.
Unit 2 is scheduled to go online in 2027 and will have a generating capacity of 60.3 MW as a maximum continuous rating gross. This is Toshiba’s second recent order to supply power equipment for a geothermal in Indonesia, following its contract for Wayang Windu Unit 3, in October last year.
Indonesia, the world’s second largest producer of geothermal power, is rich in geothermal resources, with an estimated potential of approximately 30 GW. Demand for electricity is surging as Indonesia’s economy grows. While the government shares concerns over global environmental issues, and aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, it must also expand power generation capacity. Under its latest “Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL 2021-2030)” the government aims to increase power generation capacity by approximately 40.6 GW by 2030, with geothermal power contributing 3.35GW. This includes expansion of the Patuha plant in the outskirts of Bandung in West Java, about 200 km southeast of Jakarta. The expansion will double the power generation capacity of Patuha 110MW.
To date Toshiba has contributed to Indonesia’s power supply with the delivery of six steam turbines and generators for geothermal plants with a combined capacity of 311MW. This includes equipment for Sarulla geothermal, one of the country’s largest such facilities, Patuha Unit 1 and Lumut Balai Unit 1.
