Mamuju, West Sulawesi (ANTARA Sulbar) - West Sulawesi Governor Anwar Adnan Saleh said the Kalla Group would start construction of a 450 megawatt hydroelectric plant in Mamuju, in West Sulawesi province.
The power plant, to be built in Tumbuan, the sub-district of Kalumpang, is designed to supply power to all of Sulawesi provinces, the governor said .
Anwar said the Kalla Group, which is owned by former Vice President Jusuf Kalla, will invest up to Rp17 trillion in the project including road that would also facilitate transport to the power plant.
"In the first phase, the company would build a 10-megawatt steam powered electric plant to supply power for eight villages in the Kalumpang sub-district, " he said
The Kalla Group would supply power free to villages which have not been reached by the rural electrification program of the government around the power plant, he said.
He said the Kalla Group has already started building a six meter wide 100-kilometer long paved road with concrete and asphalt
The provincial administration had failed in implementing the project because of financial difficulty, but the Kalla Group has pledged to bring it to reality, he said.
"Construction of the road would be an answer to years of complaints of the local people," he said.
Currently construction of the 100-kilometer road has been 15 kilometers completed, he said, adding the project is estimated to cost Rp700 billion.
The project is priority to help facilitate distribution of goods to the hydroelectric project, he said
The hydroelectric project is expected to be operational in 2020.
Penerjemah : Fardah Assegaf
Berita Terkait
Pelindo Group Makassar sosialisasikan PHBS dan kesehatan gratis
Selasa, 14 Mei 2024 16:58 Wib
Pelindo Group Makassar latih nelayan soal manajemen koperasi
Rabu, 8 Mei 2024 22:17 Wib
BNI danai akuisisi PLTB Sidrap Sulawesi Selatan oleh Barito Group
Kamis, 2 Mei 2024 11:40 Wib
Pelindo Group di Makassar menggelar halal bihalal perkuat sinergi
Senin, 22 April 2024 19:24 Wib
Pelindo group gelar shalat Idul Fitri di area Pelabuhan Makassar
Selasa, 9 April 2024 15:40 Wib
Pemprov Sulbar prioritaskan penurunan angka kemiskinan pada RPJPD 2025-2045
Senin, 4 Maret 2024 20:08 Wib
Mohammad Rizal terpilih sebagai Ketua DPC SPPI SPJM Pelindo
Minggu, 10 Desember 2023 15:32 Wib
Pemkab Gowa edukasi Core Values BerAKHLAK bagi ASNnya
Senin, 20 November 2023 20:06 Wib