P Rupat Selatan – Sumatra HVDC Line is a 500kV overhead line with a length of 12km from Pulau Rupat, Riau, Indonesia, to Sumatra, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Construction works on the P Rupat Selatan – Sumatra HVDC Line project was commissioned in 2019.
Description
The P Rupat Selatan – Sumatra HVDC Line, which is an overhead line, is being operated by PT PLN (Persero). The P Rupat Selatan – Sumatra HVDC Line is a new line. The line carries direct current (AC) through double circuit cable.
P Rupat Selatan – Sumatra HVDC Line project development status
The development of the P Rupat Selatan – Sumatra HVDC Line project was approved by Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of Republic of Indonesia and the project works were completed in 2019.
About PT PLN (Persero)
PT PLN (Persero) is a state-owned electric utility. It has presence in the energy value chain, from power generation and construction of power plants to transmission, distribution and retail sales of electricity. The company owns and operates hydro, geothermal, steam-turbine, combined cycle, gas-turbine, diesel and other power plants; and procures energy from independent power producers. PLN also offers services such as electricity consultation and construction and installation and maintenance of electrical equipment.
Methodology
All publicly-announced T&D Line & Substation projects included in this analysis are drawn from GlobalData’s Power IC. The information regarding the projects is sourced through secondary information sources such as country specific utility players, company news and reports, statistical organisations, regulatory body, government planning reports and their publications and is further validated through primary from various stakeholders such as power utility companies, consultants, energy associations of respective countries, government bodies and professionals from leading players in the power sector.
