Project keyVCS-487Project descriptionThe project activity is a new run-of-river type hydro power plant. Total installed capacity of the project is 210 MW, consisting of three (3) x 70 MW turbines. The project is owned and developed by PT. PLN (Persero), a state-owned electricity company. The project supplies electricity to the connected Sumatra grid. The electricity currently generated by the grid is relatively carbon intensive. The proposed project will increase the utilization of renewable energy sources, in this case hydro energy, by operating a new hydropower plant