POWER XI

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The main objectives of the project are to increase PLN's transmission and distribution capacities, enable grid extensions to be made to rural areas, and provide consultancy services for schemes that will enhance the use of coal, develop an effective grid system and continue PLN's institutional growth. The project will consist of: (a) a distribution system for Jakarta and the regencies of Bogor, Tangerang, and Bekasi in West Java involving construction of about 450 km of 20 kV overhead lines, 1,336 substations and 800 pole-mounted transformers, about 5,300 km of new low voltage lines and some 320,000 service connections; (b) a high-voltage system involving five new substations in Jakarta, 46 km of double-circuit 150 kV cables and 980 MVA of transformers; (c) engineering of the next base-load coal or multiple-fired thermal power units in Java; (d) engineering of the Extra High Voltage Central-East Java transmission line; and (e) management consultancy for further improvements in PLN's financial planning and control systems.