JAKARTA, 16 October 2006 - Russia’s power grid monopoly UES will build Indonesia’s first nuclear power plant, local media reported on Monday, Oct. 16. The facility will be located in Gorontalo province, Sulawesi Island, in order to meet long-term demand for electricity there and in nearby provinces, The Jakarta Post reported.

Gorontalo Governor Fadel Muhamad said the new plant is expected to start operations by the end of 2007. He also claimed that Gorontalo would be registered as the first province in Indonesia to enjoy nuclear electricity. The nuclear plant would be designed to have a generating capacity of 90 megawatts, which would be sold to state-owned electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) at a price one-third lower than that of conventional electricity.

A cooperation agreement will reportedly be signed by Fadel and UES representatives in Russia. “The Russian side has prepared everything. It’s now waiting for Gorontalo province’s response,” Farino Sariowan, an UES project developer in Indonesia, was quoted as saying.

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