MAN Energy to supply GenSetsto to Southeast Asia

Germany-based MAN Energy Solutions is to supply 16 gas engines with a total capacity of 172MW for two power plants in Indonesia and one in East Malaysia. Five 20V35/44G gas engines with a capacity of 52MW are destined as GenSets for a newly-built power plant in the Indonesian city of Batam, which has 1.2 million inhabitants, is located on an island directly opposite Singapore, and is an upcoming industrial and commercial centre in Southeast Asia.

Four further 20V35/44G TS GenSets with two-stage turbocharging will be installed at a power plant in Cikarang, a suburb of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, and will provide a total capacity of 50MW. Both power plants will run on low-emission natural gas and feed electrical energy into the Indonesian power grid.

Meanwhile, seven 20V35/44G gas engines with a total capacity of 70MW will drive a decentralised power plant in Sipitang, which is located in Sabah, East Malaysia. The power plant will run on natural gas and become the sole supply of electricity to a nearshore FLNG (floating liquified natural gas) terminal that is currently under construction and expected to be in commercial operation by year 2027.

Martin Chmiela, MAN Energy Solutions’ regional sales head of power in the Asia-Pacific region said: “In the decentralised energy supply of industrial plants such as this FLNG terminal, spontaneous load changes and the associated flexibility in the energy supply are among the biggest challenges. Our 35/44G gas engines are the right choice for this task. Thanks to their low reaction time, the engines reach full load in less than three minutes and can cope with rapid load changes without any problems.”