The run-of-river plant, which is located on the river Kumbih bordering the towns of Sidikalang in North Sumatra and Subulussalam in Aceh, is being financed by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), through the German development bank Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW). KfW agreed to provide €85 million (US$ 99.9 million) to PLN for the project under an agreement signed in December 2017 (see H&D Issue 1, 2018).
A tender was issued in March 2023 for contractors to carry out the main civil works and hydraulic steel structures for the project. Kumbih III is designed to meet rapidly rising power demand in Northern Sumatra and lower the country’s carbon footprint.
Prequalification will be conducted in accordance with the applicable Guidelines for Procurement of the KfW, and it is open to all applicants from eligible source countries as defined in the Prequalification Document. A complete set of prequalification documents, in English, for Lot 3 – Electromechanical equipment – are available on the submission of a written request to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Rupiah 2.775 million including VAT by bank transfer to the account of PT PLN at PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk; A/c number: 6000666760. Prequalification documents will be emailed to the potential applicant after the transfer receipt is confirmed by PLN.
Applications for prequalification should be submitted in sealed envelopes to the address below before 14:00 hours (local time) on 26 June 2025 and be clearly marked: “Application to Prequalify for Kumbih 03 Hydro Electric Power Project- Lot 3 Contract “Electromechanical equipment”.
For further information, contact Vice President, EPC Generation Procurement Implementation, Executive Vice President of Generation and IPP Procurement Division, PT. PLN (Persero), 14th Floor, Main Building, Jl. Trunojoyo Blok M-I/135, Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta Selatan 12160, Indonesia. Email: kitepc.ppi@pln.co.id, and epc.ebt@gmail.com. Written requests for information should be emailed to the employer, as well as the project consultant at kumbih3@elc-electroconsult.com.
