Departure to South Sulawesi, Jokowi inaugurated the PLTB Sidrap and Jeneponto power station

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – President Joko Widodo accompanied by First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo on Monday morning (2/7/2018), traveled to South Sulawesi Province for a work visit

According to the official press release Jokowi and Iriana leave Halim Perdanakusuma Jakarta air base around 07:40 WIB, using the presidential plane of Indonesia 1.

Jokowi and his entourage arrive at the air base of Sultan Hasanuddin of the Regency of Maros, South Sulawesi Province at 10.50 WITA. The President was welcomed by Governor Pj of South Sulawesi Sumarsono

The President and Mrs. Iriana immediately went to Kota Parepare using Super Puma TNI AU Helicopter.

In the city of Parepare, the president will hand the certificate of land title to the community of Andi Makasau Square

From Parepare City, the president will visit the village of Lainungan, sub-district of Watang Pulu, Regency Sidenreng Rappang (Sidrap) to inaugurate and review the factory. Sidrap power station (PLTB) with a capacity of 75 MW.

This PLTB Sidrap is the first PLTB operating in Indonesia

This PLTB has 30 windmills with a height of 80 meters and a blade length of 57 meters, each driving a turbine of 2.5 MW, bringing total capacity In addition to inaugurating the Sidrap PLTB, still in the same place, the president will inaugurate the 2×100 MW steam plant in Punagaya and the Jeneponto Expansion plant of 2×135 MW. In the afternoon, the president and his entourage will go to Wajo Regency to spend the night and continue the working visit the next day

The president of the province of Sulawesi is the secretary of state Pratikno, The head of the presidential secretariat, Heru Budi Hartono, the staff of President Johan Budi, the military secretary of President Marsda TNI Trisno Hendradi and the commander of Major General TNI (Mar) Suhartono