Indonesia’s thirst for power continues to surge as the country undergoes rapid development towards its ambitious economic goals. A Japanese EPC contractor was in the commissioning phase of a 2 GW coal-fired power plant construction project, but the sophisticated cooling system that uses sea and fresh water for the steam turbine ran into issues.

A permanent solution, which requires machinery parts to service the existing cooling system, will take more than six months to deliver as it is custom-made. However, the delivery of the power plant to the Independent Power Producer (IPP) owner cannot sustain delays due to power delivery commitments to the government. Monetary penalties were looming and both the EPC contractor and IPP owner needed to resolve this pressing situation to get the project delivered as scheduled.