JAKARTA -(Dow Jones)- Hungarian companies will invest about $4 billion in
power, coal mining, port and rail projects in Indonesia's South Sumatra
province, the Jakarta Post reports.
Hungarian investors and South Sumatra's administration signed a memorandum of
understanding on the intended investment on Monday, the newspaper says. The
ceremony was witnessed by visiting Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany.
South Sumatra Governor Syahrial Oesman was quoted as saying that the projects
include the exploration of a coal mine in Banyuasin with a proven reserve
estimated around 6 billion tons, and the construction of a railroad from the
coal mine to Bagan Siapi-Api port in neighboring Riau province.
He said the intended coal-fired power plant would have a capacity of around 4,
000 megawatts, the newspaper reports.
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