----- Original Message ----- From: "Suwela" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 7:14 PM Subject: Re: Fwd: A Dangerous Plan, Relocation of Crude Oil Old Power Plant to North Bali.
> I own and running hotel in Lovina, which have been designated by the the > Local Government of Bali as one of Bali's tourist resort under the Bali > Local Governmnet Regulation ( Peraturan Daerah ) No. 4 /1999. As such, it > means all developments not in line with tourism development must be banned. > Pemaron where the power plant is slated to be located is part of Lovina > Tourist Resort. Since then, Lovina a string of small villages has been > transformed from fishing villages into a new pupular tourist resort.Its main > tourist attraction is "the beach". the calm sea and its marine life. Tourist > facilities such as hotels, retaurants, artshops, etc are coming into stream > and all of them are invested by local people. The standard of living are > steadily increasing. > And then, a socking news coming up that the PLN would build gas and steam > generated power plant located in the village of Pemaron. For the local > people who have invested their money and make living from tourism, this plan > would be a disaster. The plan of shipping the heavy speed oil ( solar ) from > sea into the oil storage on the land through pipes laid under water, is > really very very frightening. Who will guarantee that there will be no leak? > Remember : to err is human. Should this proyect is approved by the Local > Governmnet, the Local Government itself has clearly breached its own > regulation. If the Local Government does not respect its own regulation, who > does? > Even though the World Bank is not directly involved in this project, its > concern about the fate of the local people is badly needed. > Thank you for you attention. > Nyoman Suwela > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Sudarma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 11:22 PM > Subject: Re: Fwd: A Dangerous Plan, Relocation of Crude Oil Old Power Plant > to North Bali. > > > > > > Dear Mr. Sudarma, > > > > Thank you for forwarding the note from Ngurah Ny regarding the relocation > of gas > > turbine generators to Pemaron. The World Bank certainly shares the > concerns > > about the environment at the beaches on Bali's north coast. I hope you > will > > pass this reply back to Ngurah Ny. > > > > I'd like to clear up a few misunderstandings I infer from the note. The > main > > one is the statement that World Bank is financing the relocation of > turbines to > > Bali. We are not. We are preparing a project that will assist PLN with > > expanding and upgrading its power transmission capacity on Java and Bali, > to > > remove bottlenecks and improve reliability of power supply. It does not > include > > any generating capacity anywhere in Indonesia, either by relocation or > new > > construction. > > > > PLN asked if the upgrading of the transmission line from the existing > diesel > > generator station at Pemaron could be included in the new project in order > to > > transmit the additional power the turbines would generate , and the Bank > > replied that it could be, but that we would then have to be concerned > about > > environmental and social impacts of the turbines, even though they are not > > specifically part of the Bank project. The Bank would consider them an > > associated project, the impacts of which would have to be taken into > account in > > preparation and implementation of our project. Accordingly, we reviewed > the > > ANDAL for the Pemaron plant and sent PLN a number of comments and > questions. > > We also learned that there are local groups opposed to the turbine > relocation, > > and we have suggested to PLN that consultation continue to establish what > the > > issues are and see if there are acceptable solutions. The decision on > Bank > > financing for the Pemaron transmission line upgrading would not be made > until we > > were satisfied on the environmental and social questions about the > turbines. > > > > More recently (about two weeks ago) , PLN asked us to delete the Pemaron > > transmission line altogether from the Bank-supported project, and we have > done > > so. Whether that means PLN has decided to modify or abandon the Permaron > > project, or that PLN simply does not want the World Bank involved in any > aspect > > of it is something I do not know. In any case, there is now no > relationship > > between the proposed turbine relocation and anything the World Bank is > > financing. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Thomas Walton > > Environment and Safeguards Coordinator > > World Bank Office Jakarta > > > > > > > -- Milis Diskusi Anggota LP3B Bali Indonesia. Publikasi : http://www.lp3b.or.id Arsip : http://bali.lp3b.or.id Moderators : <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Berlangganan : <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Henti Langgan : <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
