MHP Salido Kecil Rehabilitation

MHP Salido Kecil Rehabilitation

West Sumatra · Rehabilitation · up to 330 kW

The first phase of the rehabilitation started in January 2006 and was completed in August 2007. The project comprised the civil structures, the upgrading and replacement of the electromechanical equipment, and the interconnection facilities: repair of the water conveyance system, stabilisation of the weir, repair and replacement of sluice gates, stabilisation and repairs at the forebay and powerhouse. The electromechanical rehabilitation comprised an overhaul of the hydraulic turbine with an improved design, and replacement of the generator, control system, protection and interconnection facilities to meet the national (PLN) standard. The works provided a large number of short-term jobs, around 90% of them taken by local people in the village.

The plant itself is far older than the rehabilitation: it was first built in 1913 to power gold mining in the area, later supplied the Semen Indarung cement works, and was damaged by flooding in 1959 before being revived around 1980. Entec’s rehabilitation continued in further phases through 2013. After rehabilitation the plant supplies the grid through the 20 kV medium-voltage line with a capacity of up to 330 kW per unit — one of the pilot projects for small power producers selling electricity to the grid under the PSK Tersebar regulation — and the project is registered under the Gold Standard as carbon project GS423.