Indonesia to hold tender for nuclear plant in 2008

The Indonesian government will hold a tender in 2008 to select suitable suppliers of nuclear technology and contractors to construct the 15 trillion rupiah (1. 66 billion US dollars) power plant in Central Java, a report said Thursday.

The so-called Nuclear Power Implementation Agency would be responsible for preparing the tender and selecting reliable suppliers of safe technology suppliers for the project, which will be able to generate 1,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity, said the English daily.

The government is hoping to commence construction of the power plant in 2010, with it expected to come on-stream in 2017.

People’s Daily Online