World’s largest tidal power project to be built in Indonesia
The Indonesian government has approved plans to develop what has been said to be the world’s largest tidal power plant which will be located off the island of Flores.
The Palmerah Tidal Bridge project has been awarded to Tidal Bridge BV – a joint venture between construction engineering company Strukton International and private equity firm Dutch Expansion Capital (DEC).
The project includes the construction of an 800 metre-long floating bridge in addition to the world’s largest tidal power plant.
André Hoogeveen, General Manager at Strukton Sustainable Energy, said: “This milestone is an extraordinary momentum to show our knowledge and experience. It is great to have the opportunity to realise this state of the art product in Indonesia.”
The tidal power plant will have an installed capacity of 18 megawatts (MW) to 23 (MW), providing energy for more than 100,000 people.
