Indonesian delegation visits tidal energy showcase project

A delegation from Indonesia visited Inyanga Marine Energy Group this week to view the company’s operations at Morlais on Anglesey in Wales, UK.  The delegation comprised senior management of a subholding of PLN. (Perusahaan Listrik Negara). PLN is the state-owned national power company in Indonesia and owns the national grid.

Inyanga have entered into a binding agreement with the PLN subsholding to jointly develop a 10 MW tidal project in East Nusa Tengarra in Indonesia. This will be the first tidal energy plant in Indonesia. Find out more HERE  

The delegation visited the Tocardo workshops to see the iconic T1 and T2 turbines. These turbines have accumulated 55 running years and are the world’s most proven and reliable turbines.  The next generation, innovative twin rotor 2x 600kw T3 Turbine  will be used to power HydroWing, Inyanga’s state of the art tidal energy technology. This will be installed at Morlais, which is the largest consented tidal energy project of its type in the world, run by Menter Môn Morlais.

Indonesian delegates with Inyanga and Morlais teams.

HydroWing has been awarded 20MW of capacity for their project at Morlais through recent UK government ‘Contracts for Difference’ allocation round auctions. Find out more HERE.

The Indonesian delegation visited the Morlais substation, where they also heard about the important socio-economic benefits the Morlais project will bring to the region.

Inyanga Marine Energy Group CEO Richard Parkinson said: “This was a proud opportunity to showcase the worldwide  potential and benefits of tidal power. Tidal energy is the perfect solution for remote island communities such as in the Indonesian archipelago, as it can replace expensive and polluting diesel generators and provide base load energy, fuelled by the perpetual tides that surrounds these islands.”

In addition to the agreement with the Indonesian PLN subsidiary, Inyanga Marine Energy Group has recently won a contract to build the first tidal energy plant in Southeast Asia at Capul in the Philippines. Find out more HERE