PLN Engineering has successfully completed the Tanjung Batu Gas Pipeline Project located in the Tanjung Batu Gas and Steam Power Plant (PLTGU) area, East Kalimantan. An inspection of the completion of the project was carried out on (18-20/01) by the Project Team Leader (PTL) of the Tanjung Batu Gas Pipeline Project PLN Engineering and engineers from PT PLN Gas and Geothermal. This inspection was carried out considering the construction of the Tanjung Batu Gas Pipeline facility which has entered its final phase.
This project, which is one of the national strategic projects, was built on the basis of PT PLN (Persero)’s plans to gasify the Tanjung Batu PLTGU, which has been operating using diesel fuel and lowering the Power Plant Production Cost (BPP).
The gas flowing to the Tanjung Batu PLTGU is the gas used to supply Bontang LNG and comes from various gas sources, where the Tanjung Batu Gas Pipeline is connected with the Badak Export Manifold (BEM) pipeline located in the PK-52 area owned by Pertamina Hulu Sanga-Sanga (ex-VICO).
This 16 inch gas pipeline is designed to distribute 80 MMSCFD of gas to supply gas generators in the Tanjung Batu PLTGU area which stretches for 48.3 km and there is a gas station on the Tanjung Batu side, which functions to regulate gas flow and filter impurities that carried along the gas pipe.
Broadly speaking, the construction of the Tanjung Batu gas pipeline consists of a Pig Launcher (PK-52), Pig Receiver (Tanjung Batu Station), Line Brake Control Valve (LBCV) 1 – 3, Gas Flare System, Gas Metering, Gas Filter Coalescer and other supporting equipment.
As for the Tanjung Batu Gas Pipeline project, PLN Engineering has contributed starting from Making Feasibility Study (FS), Making Front End Engineering Design (FEED), Making Engineering Estimates (HPE), Making Bidding Documents, Bidding Assistance and Design Review Supervision.
“So for the Tanjung Batu Gas Pipeline Development project, PLNE contributed almost completely, from the FS work to the design review, except for construction supervision being given to other parties. We are also grateful that this project was finally completed from the original plan of 1 year to 3 years, because technical and non-technical constraints.” said the PTL of the Tanjung Batu Gas Pipeline Project, Benedictus Bima Seno Saputro or who is familiarly called Bimo.
Even though the project was carried out in the midst of a pandemic, this did not diminish PLN Engineering’s enthusiasm in completing projects which in the future will function to support overall electrification in Indonesia. Bimo also advised all new employees to remain enthusiastic in working and creating.
“My message to new engineer friends, keep your spirits up during this pandemic, keep working, so that together we can get through this pandemic as soon as possible.” he concluded.
Through the Tanjung Batu Gas Pipeline project and several other projects spread throughout Indonesia, PLN Engineering will continue to be committed to becoming a trusted consulting and engineering company in Indonesia.
