| Hiroo Tsuruta | Mechanical Technology of Engineering Unit, |
| Shunichi Hirose | Overseas Thermal Power Plant Project Management Dept., Thermal Power Systems Div., Power Systems, |
| Nobuyuki Shinohara | Gas Turbine Design Section, Turbine Plant Design Dept., Thermal Power Systems Div., Power Systems, |
The importance of energy including natural gas is universal, and worldwide demand will only continue to escalate in the years ahead. Areas experiencing growing demand for energy have inevitably expanded as industry has evolved in various regions around the globe, and new oil and natural gas fields continue to be developed. Recently, a natural gas field was discovered in the Betara District in the Jambi Province, eastern central Sumatra in Indonesia, and the Betara Complex Development Project, managed chiefly by PetroChina International Jabung Limited, was built to exploit this resource. A key facility of the project is the Betara Gas Processing Plant for which CHIYODA CORPORATION and Chiyoda International Indonesia were brought in to provide engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC), and Hitachi was commissioned to supply H-25 gas turbines as the power supply for the plant. Because the project site is so remote from Indonesia's power grid, the power system for the plant is implemented as an isolated system that is not connected to any other power system.
H-25 gas turbine, motor-driven compressor, BCD Project, Betara Complex Development Project
