CHEVRONTEXACO ENERGY INDONESIA, LTD

Darajat III 110 MW Geothermal Project

Plant Optimization, Engineering and Commissioning
Java, Indonesia

PROJECT SPECIFICS PROJECT DESCRIPTION

COMPLETE ENGINEERING DESIGN AND COMMISSIONING FOR THE LARGEST
CLIENT GEOTHERMAL TURBINE-GENERATOR IN THE WORLD
Thiess Construction
Jakarta, Indonesia Home of the world’s most energetic The dream of the driller
geothermal well The new plant, at 110 MW in capacity, will
Kanematsu Corporation In 2004, ChevronTexaco (formerly Amoseas be the largest geothermal turbine-generator
Japan
Indonesia) and PT Pertamina began the unit ever built when it enters service in 2006.
EPC development of the Darajat III The Darajat field is remarkable in another
PROJECT SERVICES
geothermal project, the third and largest way; it is one of only few dry steam
> Technical support for successful EPC
bid to ChevronTexaco (Amoseas) geothermal unit in the Darajat field. The geothermal resources used for commercial
> Gathering/injection system design project is located on the flanks of Mt. power generation, in distinguished company
review Kendang, a young volcano on the island of with two legendary geothermal fields: the
> Plant engineering and complete design Java near the town of Garut, about 100 miles Geysers in California and Lardarello, in Italy.
for 3D model-based construction south of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta.
> Switchyard and substation engineering The Darajat resource is notable for dry
and design ChevronTexaco, doing business as steam and high well deliverabilities, whereby
> Procurement support to Thiess ChevronTexaco Energy Indonesia, awarded wells readily produce steam at high pressure
> Management of commissioning and
the EPC development to a consortium which and high flow rates.
start-up process
includes Kanematsu (a large Japanese
trading company), as the lead EPC entity,
Thiess Corporation of Indonesia as the
construction contractor and POWER
Engineers of the US as the engineer.

The Darajat field is the home of the world’s most

energetic geothermal well, a well completed in
1998 with a capacity of 40 MW.
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION (continued)

A grand contraption Other noble toil by POWER

POWER is designing the Darajat III power
plant around a single Mitsubishi Power
Systems geothermal steam turbine. The
turbine is a dual-entry bottom-exhausting
turbine with a design inlet pressure of more
than 15 bara.
This inlet pressure, notably high in the
geothermal turbine world, is made possible
by the exceptional quality of the geothermal
steam produced by the Darajat field.
POWER’s scope also includes technical
procurement support for the entire BOP
supply. POWER is also responsible for direct
procurement expediting for all equipment
and materials sourced in the U.S.
Finally, POWER will be the responsible
manager for all completion testing and
commissioning activity when the Darajat III
plant enters service in 2006. „

The plant will also include a single direct-

The Darajat field is in the highlands of south
Java. The plant shown above is Darajat II.
The Darajat III power plant is at an elevation
of approximately 2,000 m. (Photo: Eka
Binawana)
contact condenser, two sets of hotwell
pumps, a large array of wet cooling towers,
and a three-stage hybrid NCG extraction
system using steam ejectors and a liquid ring
vacuum pump.

Construction on the cooling tower, August 2006

The plant design scope also includes the

plant 150kV substation and the transmission
line interconnection.