Mitsubishi Corporation as awarded Voith Hydro the electro-mechanical equipment contract for the Asahan 3 hydropower project in Indonesia. It will be operated by the state-owned utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) and financed by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Voith Hydro will be responsible for the design, manufacture and supply of two 87MW vertical Francis turbine and generator units, including the control system, complete electrical and mechanical balance of plant equipment and a 150kV ‘switchyard’.

The project is scheduled to be completed in 2024 and will support Indonesia’s target to achieve a renewable energy share of 23% in energy mix by 2025.

This order strengthens the position of Voith Hydro as one of the leading hydropower equipment suppliers in Indonesia, the company having successfully put into operation 200MW of hydropower in Indonesia through 20 small and medium-size hydro projects so far.

Furthermore, Voith Hydro Indonesia, the local business unit, has been providing project management, onshore supplies, services, spares, repair and maintenance, rehabilitation and modernisation works for several hydropower projects in Indonesia.

Indonesia’s hydropower potential is estimated at around 75,000MW, with untapped resources concentrated on the islands of Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi.

Voith Hydro’s footprint in Indonesia dates back nearly 100 years. The establishment of a local entity in Indonesia in 2015 ‘underlined the commitment of the company to this region’.

The Voith Group was founded in 1867, and today has more than 20,000 employees, sales of 4.2 billion euros and locations in over 60 countries world-wide.