Indonesia’s PLN expects LNG demand to double in 2015 – executive

(Reuters) – Indonesian demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) is expected to double to 56 cargoes in 2015 compared to this year, said a senior official with state electricity utility PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) .

Indonesia’s domestic gas fields are struggling to keep up with surging power demand in Southeast Asia’s largest economy, forcing it to look overseas for supplies.

Thirty-eight of the 56 LNG cargoes needed next year will go to PLN’s gas-fired power stations in Jakarta and other West Java cities, PLN oil and gas division chief Suryadi Mardjoeki told Reuters by phone.

Read more at: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/21/indonesia-power-idINL3N0ND1UI20140421

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