Deal #10577

Tolo wind farm, built on 60 hectares of land, is powered by 20 units of Siemens Gamesa’s SWT-3.6-130 direct-drive turbines and two Siemens transformer units each with capacity of 45-megavolt amperes (MVA). It will be connected to Sulawesi’s energy grid via a local substation and a purpose-built 150 kilovolt (kV) transmission line

PT Energi Bayu Jeneponto Asset Manager Wahyudin also explained that the plant is capable of supplying electricity equivalent to 160 thousand homes per year, with a reduction in CO2 emissions of 220 kton/year when equalized with emissions produced by thermal plants with the same capacity.

Land for the Project is being acquired on a willing seller willing buyer basis from private landowners. The Project developed a Land Acquisition Standard Operating Procedure to guide acquisition and minimize adverse social impacts related to land acquisition activities. The Project will acquire ~639 parcels (~52 ha) for the turbine layout, on-site roads and transmission line. These parcels are almost exclusively used for rice paddy cultivation. Land acquisition will affect ~581 land owners though the Project is currently conducting a socioeconomic census to confirm the details for all land owners and land users.

The investment value of PLTB Tolo 1 Jeneponto reached US$160.7 million where the Commercial Operation Date (COD) has started on May 14, 2019 using the 30-year BOOT (Build, Own, Operate, Transfer) scheme. The Government of Jeneponto Regency, South Sulawesi (Sulsel) is exploring investment opportunities for the construction of the Tolo 2 Wind Power Plant (PLTB) worth Rp1.93 trillion. This power plant is a development of the Tolo 1 PLTB which has previously been operating.