Thursday, October 15, 2009

3 Indonesia banks agree to US$329 mln loan for coal power plants

JAKARTA- Three Indonesian state-owned banks agreed Wednesday to extend a syndicated loan of Rp3.94 trillion (US$328.5 million) to finance the construction of coal-fired power plants (PLTUs) in Lampung and North Sumatra provinces. BANK RAKYAT INDONESIA (BRI)(JSX:BBRI) and Rp1.28 from BANK NEGARA INDONESIA (BNI)(JSX:BBNI) and BANK MANDIRI (JSX:BMRI) will each contribute Rp1.38 trillion.

* BRI director Asmawi Syam, BNI director Riswandi and Bank Mandiri vice president director I Wayan Agus Mertayasa signed an agreement on the syndicated loan with state electricity company PT PERUSAHAAN LISTRIK NEGARA (PLN) president director Fahmi Mochtar in the presence of Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs/Finance Minister Sri Mulyani on Wednesday.

* Riswandi said the syndicated loan will account for 85 per cent of the total funds needed to construct PLTU Tarahan in Lampung and PLTU Pangkalan Susu in North Sumatra.

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