PROCEEDINGS, 1st ITB Geothermal Workshop 2012

Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia, March 6-8 , 2012

CONTRIBUTION OF NATIONAL EPC COMPANY

IN ULUBELU 1 & 2 GEOTHERMAL FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Deni Syarif H.

Rekayasa Industri
Rekayasa Office Building 4th Floor
Jl. Kalibata Timur I No. 36,
Jakarta, Indonesia
denisyarif@rekayasa.co.id

ABSTRACT Keywords : Contribution, Geothermal, Construction,

Concession work area (WKP) of Ulubelu Geothermal
Field is owned by PT. Pertamina Geothermal Energy
(PGE) with the potential for possible reserves of 380
MW. Development of geothermal field was carried
out by PGE together with State Electricity Company
(PLN) in the scheme of Energy Sales Contract (ESC)
or Perjanjian Jual Beli Uap (PJBU) for first stage.
With this scheme, construction of power plant in
Ulubelu geothermal field shall be the responsibility
of PLN. While the supply of steam shall be the
responsibility of PGE.
First development stage of Ulubelu Geothermal
Power Plant (GPP) has been planned for a capacity of
2 x 55 MW, the construction is carried out by an
Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC)
contractor with a period of 28 months for unit 1 and
32 months for unit 2. In this case of constructing
Ulubelu GPP, PLN has appointed a contractor to
accomplish the project. This contractor is a
collaborating company of foreign and national EPC
company. PT. Rekayasa Industri (Rekind) as a
national EPC company has significant share for this
project, the scope of work majoring on Electrical
Main Equipments, Civil Works, Balance of Plant,
substations and transmission 150 kV networks.
Rekind contribution in the development of this
geothermal field is technically covers the fields of
engineering design activities as well as engineering
drawings, including transportation and logistics
procurement, and construction for physical activity.
Another thing observed as Rekind contribution is on
the field of Occupational Safety and Health involving
working conditions, working equipment, working
conditions and situations, as well as safety
procedures. Then the remaining Rekind contribution
are Environmental Protection, community
development, labor, and equipment used.
EPC, Geothermal Power Plant
INTRODUCTION
Ulubelu is one of 15 (fifteen) WKP owned by PGE, it
is located at Ulubelu District, Tanggamus Regency,
Lampung Province, Sumatera Island, Indonesia. It
has a distance at least 80 km South East from Bandar
Lampung, the capital city of Lampung Province as
shown in Fig. 1. Reconnaissance survey of Ulubelu
was conducted by Pertamina (Indonesian State Oil
Company) in 1988. Then exploration continued
through more detail survey in 1991 followed by
research in 1993 and 1995. Refer to data from
Directorate General of Mineral, Coal and Geothermal
(Dirjen Minerbapabum) Department of Energy and
Mineral Resources (ESDM) in 2004, Ulubelu has
potential of resources as hypothetical 156 MW,
possibility reserves of 380 MW, and proven reserves
of 20 MW as presented in Table 1. While proven
reserves is about 240 MW refer to the latest news
from local newspaper.
Development field was carried out by drilling of
production well started on 2007 to obtain well UBL-
01. To continue development, a power plant complete
with Steam Above Ground System (SAGS) should be
constructed. Under PJBU, SAGS project shall be
developed by PGE while Geothermal Power Plant
(GPP) Project is under PLN scope. For construction
work, both PGE and PLN shall select EPC company
to construct the plant. Rekind which has been
collaborating with foreigner company has been
selected to execute GPP Project named Ulubelu 1 &
2 GPP Project (2 x 55 MW). While SAGS
construction has been assigned by PGE to another
national EPC company. Currently, Ulubelu GPP shall
be the first installed largest geothermal power plant
in Sumatra Island.
DEVELOPMENT SCHEME PREVIOUS CONTRIBUTION FOR OTHER
GEOTHERMAL FIELD
Ulubelu geothermal field is being under authorization
of PGE, however the Power Plant shall be PLN Contribution of Rekind for geothermal field
scope which the steam is supplied by PGE. This development was initiated in Gunung Salak
business scheme has been agreed between PLN and Geothermal Power Plant Construction Project in
1993. This first entry project in geothermal bring
Rekind to next involvement in Geothermal industries
in Indonesia. Rekind contribution in this first
geothermal project is just supporting development in
SAGS construction. This contribution is a growing of
Rekind competency in gas fluid handling project that
is CO2 removal Subang Project. Experiences in
handling gas fluid project was utilized to provide first
contribution in almost similar project dealing in
handling vapor or mixing of vapor and water, it is
geothermal project. Previous experience and
competency to handle gas fluid project was a basic
foundation to shift into geothermal industries. First
Figure 1: Location of Ulubelu Geothermal Power contribution of Rekind in geothermal field
Plant Project (Courtesy of google map) development was assigned to construct SAGS of
Salak field which the project was owned by Unocal
PGE under PJBU. To develop the field, PGE has Geothermal Indonesia Ltd in 1993. Contribution
been instructed one EPC national company to provided in this project was on SAGS construction
construct SAGS. This SAGS shall be the line to flow only. One year after, Rekind contribution has been
geothermal fluid from well head then supply the enhanced although still on construction but the field
Power Plant by dry steam. This construction work go forward into power plant area. This is a valuable
shall be completed within around 12 (twelve) until 14 trusty of owner to deepen contribution in geothermal
(fourteen) months. industries. Assignment for construction of power
plant still in Gunung Salak area but the project owner
Power plant itself shall be constructed by a was PLN in 1994. After that, various geothermal
collaboration among Rekind as an EPC national project has involved Rekind to enhance the
company and foreigner companies. Power plant contribution. In period of 1994-1995, contribution to
project has 2 (two) units which each capacity is 55 geothermal industries has been served for Site
MW. This project shall be owned by PLN, while Development Work Project of Sarulla Geothermal
under PJBU the power plant will receive steam Field in North Sumatera. Contribution of geothermal
during 30 years. Power plant completion project has project execution had been enhanced by receiving
been scheduled within 32 months. In order Power assignment to be involved in all exploitation aspect
plant could be commissioned, dry steam shall be of geothermal industry. It was on period of 1997 until
ready to supply. Hence both of project owner shall be 2000, Geothermal field development that had
inline coordination to achieve well integration of involving Rekind was Wayang Windu phase 1
these projects execution. Geothermal Project and Lahendong Geothermal 1
Field Project. Rekind contribution in Wayang Windu
Table 1: Geothermal potency in Lampung Province project was assigned to execute Engineering and
based on status 2004 from data of ESDM construction of SAGS and for construction of power
Resources
Reserves (Mwe) plant area. During this period, Rekind also provided
No. Area Regency / City (Mwe)
Spec. Hyp. Possibility contribution in engineering section of Lahendong
Geothermal SAGS. In this period, Engineering and
1 Wai Umpu North Lampung 100 - - Construction aspect were contributed by Rekind into
2 Danau Ranau West lampung - 185 222
two project simultaneously. Perhaps this contribution
3 Purunan West lampung 25 - -
4 Gunung Sekincau West lampung - 100 130 was started to be acknowledged by geothermal
5 Bacingot West lampung 225 - - industries player hence next few years Rekind had an
6 Suoh-Antatai West lampung - 163 300 opportunity to contribute as an EPC company for
7 Fajar Bulan West lampung 100 - -
8 Natar South Lampung 25 - -
geothermal industries. Actually, first EPC geothermal
9 Ulubelu Tanggamus - 156 380 project handled by Rekind was on 2002. This
10 Lempasing South Lampung 225 - - geothermal project was namely Dieng 1 Geothermal
11 Wai Ratai South Lampung - 194 - Power Plant Project 1 x 60 MW owned by Himpurna
12 Kalianda South Lampung - 40 40
13 Pematang Belirang South Lampung 225 - -
California Energy Ltd. In this project, Rekind
contribution was evolving due to increasing of scope
of work. Previous contribution is more on
construction then evolve with additional of
geothermal engineering work in Lahendong 1 SAGS
Geothermal Project. This new experience should be
contributed in future project specially in involvement
of geothermal field development.
After evolving to become an EPC company in
geothermal project, there are considered two major
contribution donated by Rekind for geothermal
development in Indonesia. The first major
contribution was on Kamojang 4 Geothermal Total
Project owned by Pertamina in 2006 until 2008. This
Kamojang 4 Project was a geothermal project that is
purely built by Indonesian company. Pertamina as the
owner also the field developer then Rekind as a
national EPC company that construct the power plant
and SAGS areas. This was a proof that Indonesia had
been able to develop geothermal power plant and
show self reliance of national development of
bridge of land with deep valleys, etc. With those
conditions, steam flowing should be maintained in
pressure. Practically it is not as simple as discussed,
to construct pipeline with such requirement is
truthfully complicated. Natural challenging that had
to be conquered based on accurate calculations with
high precision of applications and excellent
implementations. However, those difficulties and
complication of site condition was able to be
conquered by Rekind through providing satisfied
performance.
Some others geothermal project executed by Rekind
is presented in Table. 2. Up to date, there are 11
geothermal projects which had been completed and 1
Ulubelu GPP Project is under completion.
Table 2: Rekind contribution for Indonesia
Geothermal Field
No. NAME OF PROJECT OWNER PERIOD SCOPE OF WORK
Gunung Salak Geothermal Power Plant UNOCAL Geothermal of
1 1993 SAGS Construction Work
Project
Geothermal Power Plant Gunung Salak
Indonesia Ltd

2 PT. PLN (Persero) 1994 SAGS Construction Work

geothermal field. Capacity of Geothermal Power Unit I/II Project
PERTAMINA (UNOCAL
3 Sarulla Unocal Project North Sumatera 1994-1995 Site Development Work
Plant Kamojang unit 4 is 1 x 60 MW. Rekind as a Lahendong Geothermal Pipe Line
Geothermal of Indonesia)
Basic & Detail Engineering
4 BUD Engineering Pte. Ltd. 1998 - 1999
main contractor has donated a major contribution to Project 85 in Km 10", 18", 22" & 24"
Wayang Windu Geothermal Pipeline
for SAGS
Engineering Construction
PT. Mandala Nusantara Ltd.
providing high local content value. As a national 5 Project 790 in. Km Dia. 18", 24", 30",
36" & 42"
& Sumitomo Corporation
1997 - 2000 for SAGS & Construction for
Power Station
company, Rekind engineer is Indonesian that has Engineering Procurement
competency to build and construct Indonesia 6
Dieng 1 Geothermal Power Plant
Project 1 x 60 MW
Himpurna California Energy
Ltd. Patuha Power Ltd.
2002
Construction
Commissioning for
industries including geothermal. This is a great pride Reconditioning ion SAGS

of Indonesia nation as a whole. Moreover, 7 Lahendong II Geothermal 1 x 20 MW PT. PLN (Persero) 2005 - 2007
Engineering Procurement
Construction
performance of Power plant built is excellent hence Commissioning

could satisfy Pertamina as the project owner. This 8

Total Project Kamojang - 4 1 x 60 MW
PT. PERTAMINA DIT HULU 2006 - 2008
Engineering Procurement
Construction
Geothermal Power Plant
Kamojang 4 GPP project was including one of Commissioning

project inaugurated by President of The Republic 9

Lahendong III Geothermal Power Plant
PT. PLN (Persero) 2007 - 2009
Engineering Procurement
Project 1 x 20 MW Construction
Indonesia Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Commissioning

December 2007. One other GPP project that was 10

Wayang Windu Phase 2 Geothermal PT. Star Energy Holding
2007 - 2008
Engineering Procurement
Power Plant Project, 1 x 110 MW Limited Construction
inaugurated directly by President of The Republic Commissioning for SAGS

Indonesia is Lahendong II GPP project 1 x 20 MW 11

Lahendong 4 Geothermal Power Plant
PT. PLN (Persero) 2009 - 2011
Engineering Procurement
Project 1 x 20 MW Construction
located at Tomohon district, Manado regency, Commissioning

Province of North Sulawesi. This Lahendong II GPP 12

Ulubelu 1 & 2 Geothermal Power Plant
PT. PLN (Persero) 2010 - Current
Engineering Procurement
Project (2 x 55 MW) Construction
project was also built by Rekind. Commissioning

Another project which has enormous contribution of
Rekind was Wayang Windu phase 2 Geothermal
Power Plant Project which has capacity 1 x 110 MW,
located at Pangalengan district, Bandung regency,
Province of West Java. This project is owned by Star
Energy Ltd. Wayang Windu is a largest unit of
geothermal power plant in the world, this largest
capacity of turbine was supplied by one Japan
manufacturer that was collaborating with Rekind in
that project. Rekind itself share the contribution to
build SAGS facility for this project. With a large
capacity, steam supplied to power plant should be in
large amount and maintained energy content.
Whereas the field of SAGS is very difficult and
complicated technically. Some of those difficulties
such as steep elevation of pipeline, the need for a
Beside of ability and competency as an EPC
company in geothermal industry, Rekind contribution
also donated in local content provision because of
company nationality. This local content in
geothermal industry shall be an important issue due
to government regulation for next project ahead. It
will be presented in Table 3 to show material local
content provided by Rekind in Kamojang 4 GPP
Total Project which is around 41,3%. With the
existence of local content provision, it is required to
comply with government regulation as stated in
Ministerial of Industry regulation no. 4 year 2009
(permen kemenperin no 04/M-IND/PER/1/2009.
Based on above contribution for geothermal field
development, currently Rekind is acknowledged by
the “player” of Geothermal Industry.
Table 3: Material local content in Kamojang 4 GPP
Total Project
CONTRIBUTION FOR ULUBELU
GEOTHERMAL FIELD DEVELOPMENT
As an experienced national EPC company specially
in Indonesia geothermal project, Rekind has wide
access to enhance his share in Indonesia geothermal
development. Supported by experiences and
capabilities, Rekind is contributing for development
of Ulubelu Geothermal Field in Power Plant EPC
construction.
Overall Project Scope of Work
Rekind and his collaboration company is assigned to
complete a turnkey basis project for Ulubelu Power
Plant construction. However, the assignment for this
project not only to construct the power plant but also
associated with other PLN work. Therefore this
project scope of work consist of three main portions
described as below:
Portion A : Power Plant capacity of 2 x 55 MW
Portion B : Substations
Portion C : 150 kV Transmission Lines
Electric power generated by this power plant shall be
connected to 150 kV Transmission Line System to
supply South Sumatera Power System. This power
plant is also required directly to supply the adjacent
rural villages through 20 kV existing distribution line
system.
Generally, concept of this power plant shall be based
on single flash cycle. Dry steam supplied by PGE as
steam developer shall be drying from water and
eliminating the particles in a scrubber and demister
before admission to the turbine. Inside turbine, steam
expanding downward condensing pressure. Steam is
condensed in direct contact type condenser using cold
water supplied by cooling tower. Condensing process
triggering Non Condensable Gases (NCG) that shall
be extracted from Condenser using Gas Removal
System. Outflow of condenser is in hot water form,
combined with main steam and ejector steam
condensate are discharged by two hot well pumps to
cooling tower. Fluid discharged to cooling tower is
decreasing the temperature then delivered to re-
injection pump interfacing with PGE scope.
Power plant built shall be designed to cover 30 years
operating time. Overall project scope of work shall
include below:
- Design
- Manufacture
- Inspection and or Testing before material
shipment
- Packing of material shipped
- Material shipment
- Insurance during shipment
- Custom clearance at Indonesian gate port
whether air port or sea port
- Inland transportation from Indonesian gate
port to the site
- Off loading the material at site
- Construction of civil works
- Material warehousing or storage
- Erection
- Painting
- Setting to work
- Site testing
- Commissioning
- Test on Completion
- Warranty
- Test after Completion (First inspection)
prior to issue Performance Certificate.
Other provisions should be completed are :
- Site development work
- Site preparation
- Clearing the land for site
 - Grubbing
- Top soil tripping
- Access road to the site
Detailed descriptions of Portion B shall include :
- Construction of Ulubelu GPP Switchyard
- Modification and add some new equipment
of Batutegi Hydro Power Plant (HPP)
Switchyard and Pagelaran Substation
- Connection work to 20 kV distribution line
system
Detailed descriptions of Portion C shall include :
- New towers and 2 circuit feeders up to the
Tee Off tower (existing tower no. 22)
- One circuit connecting to Batutegi HPP
Substation
- Another circuit connecting to Pagelaran
Substation.
Overall project requires also for the responsibility to
provide reliability, safety, operability and
completeness the work comply to specified design
and layout.
Work Related to mechanical process for Portion A
Below mechanical process work shall be provided in
this project for both unit 1 & 2 :
1. Condensing steam turbine complete with its
accessories such as stop valves, by pass
valves, governing system, etc. This turbine
shall comply with below specification :
- Maximum Continuous Rating at
Generator Terminals : 55 MW
- Normal rotational speed 3000 rpm
- Minimum turbine inlet pressure
(tentative) : 6-8 bara.
2. Main steam piping and steam separator /
demister, including accessories, supports,
drainage, heat insulation etc. Steam piping
system and pressure vessels shall keep
pressure tentatively minimum at 12.5 barg.
3. Direct contact type steam condenser
equipped by internal features for steam
condensing, condensate cooling and non
condensable gas extraction.
4. NCG extraction system complete of full
capacity of two unit parallel set of gas
extraction system for both unit power plant,
direct contact inter condenser and after
condenser.
5. Main cooling water pipeline made of
Fiberglass Reinforced Polyester (FRP) or
SUS304L pipes, complete with suiTable
valves, filters, expansion joint and
accessories, etc.
6. Two hot well pumps for each unit with type
of single stage centrifugal vertical or mixed,
its flow capacity shall be 50 percent for
condensate and hot water.
7. Cooling tower that has configuration of
mechanical induced draft cross flow or
counter flow.
8. Auxiliary Cooling Water System to service
primary / secondary intercooler heat
exchangers, gas extraction inter and after
condensers and other required plant items.
9. Reinjection and waste water system that
should service the excess water from cooling
tower with flow of 70 m3/h at temperature
about 30 until 40 oC.
10. Service water supply for fire fighting water,
cooling tower basin filling, treated fresh
water and potable water. This water is
coming from raw water provided from river
by River Water Pumps flowing through sand
filters or coming from Deep Wells as result
of Deep Well Pumps. That raw water is
stored in a Raw Water Storage Tank or Raw
Water Storage Pond.
11. Fire fighting water system
12. Fire detection system
13. Set of handling equipment such as crane.
14. Laboratory with chemical analysis and
environmental equipment
15. Warehouse and workshop
16. Ventilation system
17. Chemical treatment system
Work related to electrical process for Portion A
Electrical work that shall be accomplished listed
generally below :
1. Generating unit that comprise of generator
(stator and rotor), bearings, cooling system
and excitation system
2. Generator output system that consist of
neutral equipment, generator protection, unit
metering equipment and auxiliary equipment
cubicles
3. Power Transformers that consist of type :
Oil immersed power transformer, generator
transformer, Unit auxiliary transformer,
auxiliary transformer, station service
transformer, station service auxiliary
transformer
4. Medium voltage service system
5. Low voltage service system
6. Emergency service system
7. Lighting system
8. Earthing system and lightning protection
9. Telephone, internal communication and
clock system
Works for control and monitoring system for
Portion A
This works are distributed as below:
1. Instrumentation and control system
2. Distributed control and information system
3. Control and monitoring of system and
function
4. Panel board to assist operational function
5. Control and instrumentation for field
6. Sensors for field instrumentation
7. Instrumentation cables
8. Others such as safety gas monitoring and
detections, instrument test equipment, tool
sets, etc.
Works for plant services for Portion A
This works are associated with both unit 1 & 2 of
GPP relating with water and air. Those water and air
are required for power plant operational.
Works relate to civil, structural and architectural
for Portion A
This section works are classified into below :
1. Infrastructure such as site preparation,
excavation and backfilling, access road and
guard house.
2. Related works with plant process associated
with foundations, structural and
architectural, dewatering, preparation, form
works, reinforcing steel etc are for
condenser and hot well pump pit, electrical
building, turbine hall, switchyard, power
transformers, cooling tower basins, etc.
3. Related works with plant services associated
with foundations and any work until finished
for such administration building, workshop
and store, guard house, car shelter, etc.
4. Related works with miscellaneous such as
work to construct fencing and gate,
switchyard road, sewage disposal, etc.
Other remaining scope for Portion A
Remaining scope for portion A relate with mandatory
spare parts, consumable materials and personal on-
site training.
Portion B and Portion C has been presented in the
previous part.
Overall Project Schedule
The project commencement date is started since
contract signed between PLN and EPC company.
This project completion shall be within 28 months for
GPP unit 1 and 32 months for GPP unit 2. While time
completion for all substation works all transmission
lines work is 2 months each. Project completion is
verified by Taking Over Certificate (TOC). Overall
project schedule is presented in Fig. 5, it is covering
design, engineering, procurement such as fabrication
of material until arrival at site, testing, erection and
installation in construction phase until overall
commissioning and acceptance test to obtain TOC.
Overall Engineering, Procurement and
Construction
Engineering
In engineering section, work mostly relate with
technical documents and drawings. Front End
Engineering Design (FEED) shall be derived to more
detailed engineering document and classified into
several technical group. There are common diagram
and calculation terms found in engineering phase
such as Process Flow Diagram (PFD), Piping &
Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID), Heat and Mass
Balance, etc. Above diagram and calculation is very
important for deriving engineering document to more
detail.
Ulubelu GPP project classifies technical document in
each common discipline of EPC of power plant: civil,
electrical, mechanical, piping, process and
instrument.
Document type used in Ulubelu GPP project is
emphasized in six disciplines as below :
1. Civil : Standard details, geology & soils
exploration & testing, earthwork, plans and
profiles, general arrangement, landscaping,
excavation, site underground, final grading,
drainage and erosion, concrete, rebar,
embedded metal, structural steel work,
perspectives and isometrics, architectural,
fire zone, noise zone and fire protection.
2. Electrical : single lines diagram, data sheet,
power wiring, Riser diagrams, schematic
diagrams, grounding wiring layout,
equipment arrangements, lighting wiring
and connection diagrams, auxiliary diagram
such as protection and phasing diagrams,
raceway above & below ground, site plans,
communications, grounding, and cathodic
protection.
3. Mechanical : General arrangements, Data
sheet for mechanical equipment, equipment
location and strength calculation.
4. Piping : Piping general arrangements, pipe
erection, piping area, isometrics and Test
Block diagram.
5. Process : PFD, P&IDs, Heat & Mass
Balance and water balance.
6. Instrument : General specification, control
room arrangements, control logic,
instrument installation details, layout central
control rooms and data sheet.
Procurement
Supply for this project comprise of two groups, those
are materials / equipments and services. Material
procurement cover activities generally as following :
- Manufacturer selection
- Drawing approval
- Raw material preparation and collection
- Manufacturing / fabrication stage
- Assembling
- Testing and inspection
- Packing
- Delivery
While services shall cover works for engineering
detail, transportation including exportation and
importation, warehousing, installation and
supervision of commissioning.
Construction
This scope really executed at project site. The first
activities of construction usually started by site
survey and site investigation to collect overview of
site location. Such like other EPC project, Ulubelu
GPP project is executed similarly but there are some
special condition to be implemented such as H2S
handling, etc.
Ulubelu GPP construction is started on civil
discipline relate with soil investigation, clearing,
excavation, backfilling, soil replacement /
improvement etc. Those activities to prepare the
foundation of next equipment laid down and for
building structure foundation. Following are erection
and installation of main equipment then auxiliary
equipment.
General Contribution
As mentioned earlier that project is executed by a
collaborating EPC company among foreigner
companies and national companies. Ulubelu SAGS is
contributed by other national EPC company and
Ulubelu GPP is contributed by Rekind and his
partners. Sharing of Rekind is divided into 7 (seven)
classification based on type of share as following :
1. Commercial work
2. Project management administration
3. Engineering, design, procurement,
manufacturing and inspection test for
mechanical and electrical equipment
4. Site establishment and temporary work
5. Civil and architectural work
6. Electro mechanical work
7. Materials for commissioning
Specific contribution
Generally, contribution of EPC national company in
Ulubelu Geothermal Field Development could be
said appreciable. Usually EPC work in a geothermal
development is comprising of two portion, they are
SAGS portion and power plant portion. Some of EPC
work is combined in one portion called Total EPC
Project. In Ulubelu, EPC work is divided into two
portion as presented earlier. One portion of EPC
work is SAGS that assigned to one national EPC
company while power plant portion is assigned to a
foreigner company collaborating with Rekind as a
national EPC company. SAGS portion is clearly
contributed by national EPC company, then
necessary to evaluate Rekind contribution in EPC
work for construction of Ulubelu GPP Project.
Particularly for Ulubelu GPP project, previous
successful Geothermal Projects that were executed by
Rekind standard method is being basic and reference
for Ulubelu GPP project execution. Various project
completed had been satisfying project owner due to
achievable performance of Power Plant project. The
successful of previous project constructed were
appreciated by many. Kamojang 4 and LHD 2 were
recognized by the government's success with the
inauguration by the President of The Republic of
Indonesia. The Wayang Windu 2 performance can be
seen by anyone. All of this successful completion
were becoming of standard method implemented by
Rekind. This standard method also employed in this
Ulubelu GPP Project. Good management, excellent
coordination, good approaching handling, pleasant
behavior, hard work, professional, great willingness
to learn and grow, etc are the Rekind characteristics
which are formulated in company values.
Technically, the common working methods in an
EPC Project has been integrating with company
values and culture to obtain satisfactory results is
Rekind standard method. Generally, common
working methods employed in Ulubelu GPP project
as below.
In Engineering section, Rekind is responsible to
generate and issue 2131 set engineering documents.
One of documents generated by Rekind could be seen
in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 on the next page as an example.
Previously mentioned that Rekind is responsible in
technical section, it could be said that total
documents issued are in major portion of document
required in this EPC work. Below presented the
distribution of documents that shall be generated in
Table 4.
Table 4: Distribution of engineering document in Construction activities are not only dealing with
each discipline. project completion but Rekind shall aware of Health,
Safety and Environment (HSE) and community
DOCUMENT TOTAL
NO DISCIPLINE
EXTERNAL INTERNAL DOKUMEN
REMARK surrounding. Rekind HSE contribution in Ulubelu
GPP project is applying project scope of work and
1 Process 49 122 171
2 Instrument 43 137 180
complying with government regulation. The
3 Mechanical 34 58 92 contribution could conduct some activities such as
4 Piping 544 196 740
5 Civil 346 86 432
construct master point assembly, inspection of tools
6 101 76 177
& equipment used in Ulubelu GPP Project,
Electrical (Portion A)
implementation color code for tools and equipments,
Electrical (Portion B) 214 214 EPC Package
HSE coordination with all around personnel at site,
Electrical (Portion C) 125 125 EPC Package
fogging around project location due to Ulubelu
TOTAL 2131 regency is classified into endemic malaria disease,
environment monitoring of project location regularly
Relating with Procurement area, there are about 127 to check temperature, poison gas, humidity and sound
packages consist of civil and subcontractor discipline, level. Organic and inorganic waste and Hazardous &
electrical discipline, mechanical discipline, toxic waste (limbah B3) are handled, and AMDAL
instrument discipline, piping discipline and process (analysis of environment effect) cooperate with local
discipline in head office. One package of head office university is also handled. Relation with local citizen
procurement usually require at least 5 vendors or should be conducted by Rekind to share positive
suppliers then totally at least 635 suppliers. There are impact with them.
some suppliers involved in some packages but not
many. Let say generally there are 500 suppliers
Rekind contribution means every work that is
dealing with Rekind in head office. Procurement area
involving Rekind and or do by Rekind autonomously.
is a work area much dealing with commercial
Due to evaluation of involvement in Ulubelu GPP
administration and paper work. Hence about at least
project within collaboration, percentage of Rekind
127 purchase order (PO) should be administered by
contribution is about 82%, regardless of value of
dealing with around 635 suppliers. This PO should be
work itself. This is not a surprising calculation result
controlled to maintain delivery schedule of material
due to trust from collaboration member and also from
procured. Some of materials are ready stock but
project owner is quite enough to generate the
mostly should be manufactured and fabricated. This
percentage. This percentage could drive other parties
control very critical due to material arrival are
to continue encouraging the local content including
necessary to be installed and constructed properly.
EPC business section. This achievement surely show
Procuring of material start is depending on
the capability and competency of Indonesian
engineering output while the fabrication is still
engineer in front of Indonesia people itself and
contributed by engineering to approve the drawing or
foreign partner.
data sheet of material fabrication of manufacturing.
Local production is considered as priority material
As a national EPC company, actually Rekind also has
due to obligation to achieve local content comply to
advantageous to provide major contribution in local
government regulation as will be presented more
content that is currently required by government
detail later. Transportation of material fabricated
regulation. According to Ministry of Industrial
could be from the whole world, mainly the material
regulation No. 4 year 2009, there are minimum local
or equipment that could not be manufactured locally.
content that shall be achieved in GPP project
Material with the weight more than 30 tons are
execution. Below is citation of the regulation
transported via Selat Panjang, its distance is about
attachment II article IV:
100 km to project location. Some of the material
“Amount of local content value of Geothermal Power
which has weight more than 30 tons are turbine,
Plant with an installed capacity above 10 up to 60
generator, demister, and power transformer.
MW per unit :
1. The minimum amount of local content of
Material arrival at site responsibility transferred to
goods for Geothermal Power Plant is 15,7%
Construction person. Material is storing in warehouse
2. The minimum amount of local content of
of installed straightly depend on the situation and
services for Geothermal Power Plant is
condition at site. Construction of Ulubelu GPP
74,10%
project should involve at least 1000 workmanship.
3. The minimum amount of local content of
This person is directly and concentrating to work
goods and services for Geothermal Power
with project at site.
Plant is 33,24%.”
This above local content value shall be achieved in
Geothermal projects that Minister of Industry
regulation has been prevailed. Execution of Ulubelu
GPP Project is also required to comply with above
regulation. Currently, the above regulation had been
revised with the newer one issued on 2010 that is
Regulation of Ministry of Industry No. 48/M-
IND/PER/4/2010. However, this revision is not
changing the local content value of a GPP project.
This is an advantage for Rekind as a national EPC
company by usual supplying local materials and local
services to pursue local content value compliance
with the regulations. This contribution for local
content couldn’t be stated in early because the project
at the present is under construction. But if we look
back briefly to the Kamojang 4 GPP project, local
content provided by Rekind could achieve around
41,3% for capacity of 60 MW.
In addition to above contribution for standard method
for execution and pursuing of local content value,
Rekind contribution is to handle community around
project as usually executed through Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) program. This program is
already common to other company also, but refer to
program that had been carried out in previous project
that Rekind CSR is almost always effective and right
on target. Community around project perceive benefit
and value added of Rekind presence around their
environment. As a national company, Rekind so far is
better to understand and comprehend the
environment. Even among other national company,
Rekind’s CSR program is being acknowledged by
project owner that is almost always effective to target
and perceivable by local community around the
project. This leads to the smooth and ensuring
continuity of the project execution. Ulubelu GPP
project has scope of work in transmission and
distribution. This has potency of resistances and
conflicts from community around project executed.
There are many issues relating with transmission and
distribution project. Health issues as impact of
electromagnetic wave transmitted from transmission
line then could inflate to economic issues by
downward price of land and property in areas around
transmission line. This potential had been handled so
well through CSR program above then the project
can run smoothly and so far is success to meet
contract requirements.
CONCLUSIONS
Ulubelu Geothermal field is developed by PGE as
concession work area holder. Development scheme is
comprising of two section under PJBU, steam
supplying by PGE while other is power plant section
under PLN responsibility. PGE assign a national EPC
company to execute EPC project for steam supplying
called SAGS Project. To build Ulubelu GPP, PLN
assign foreign company that is collaborating with
Rekind as a national EPC company.
Ulubelu GPP Project is executed in EPC basis or
turnkey basis. This basis majorly constitute by three
section they are Engineering, Procurement and
Construction section. Duration to complete this
project is 32 months, therefore the assigned
collaboration should complete the project with their
own way. In the collaboration, each member shall
share the work for all project assigned by PLN.
Rekind as a member of collaboration is shared the
work from beginning until completion of project.
In Ulubelu GPP project at least three major Rekind
contributions as national EPC company. Those are
standard method integrated with company values as
proven in previous successful Geothermal projects
practically around 82% involvement of work shared,
the competency to pursue local content as regulated
by government, and implementation of effective
CSR program that is so far has succeeded to run
project execution specially in transmission and
distribution scope smoothly. Coupled with
contribution in SAGS scope by other national EPC
company then overall contribution of national EPC
company in Ulubelu Geothermal field development is
very significant.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The authors wish to thank the management of Rekind
for their permission to publish this paper. The first
author gratefully acknowledges all team in SBU
Geothermal & Power of Rekind and Ulubelu GPP
Project team for their fully support the author and for
reviewing this paper.
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Figure 2: Plot plan of Ulubelu Geothermal Power Plant Project

Figure 3: 3D Plot plan of Ulubelu Geothermal Power Plant Project

Figure 4: Photos of construction phase of Ulubelu Geothermal Power Plant Project

Figure 5: Overall Schedule of Ulubelu Geothermal Power Plant Project