Analysis of Operational Feasibility and Maintenance Management of Power Plant in Timor Leste

Tjokorda Gde Tirta Nindhia · Duarte da Costa Sarmento · I Gusti Ngurah Nitya Santhiarsa · Dewa Ngakan Ketut Putra Negara

Aug 2024 · MEGA PRESS NUSANTARA

About this ebook

Since the founding of the state of Timor Leste, on the 20th of May 2002, the Timor-Leste government has begun to reform society to participate in developing the people’s mentality from the worst of colonialism and prolonged war. One very important aspect in mental development is unconditional peace between society and its invaders and war enemies. So that society can improve itself, in participating in physical development, with a focus on economic cooperation in all fields, to increase the people’s economic growth. One of the physical aspects that the community is looking forward toisa source of electrical energy, which the community needs to utilize, in order to boost the family economy. So the Timor-Leste Government built high voltage network infrastructure, traveling throughout the territory of Timor-Leste. In this way, it will be easier to distribute electrical energy to the community to be used for lighting and to stimulate the family economy with various home industry activities. So two central electrical energy generators were established in Hera and Betano, known as Electricidade de Diesel de Timor-Leste, which is shortened to EDTL. So two EDTL centers were built, in Hera with 7 units of diesel engines, for generating electrical energy with a total capacity of 119 MW, and began operating in December 2011. Then the EDTL center in Betano with 8 units of diesel engines with a total capacity of 136 MW, and began operating in February 2012. Each diesel engine unit generating electrical energy at the two EDTL centers in Hera and Betano has a capacity of 17 MW perengine unit. With the construction of these two EDTL centers, the State of Timor-Leste and its people will not lack electrical energy. So that in the current era electrical energy has enormous benefits, to boost the people’s economy, through family household industrial activities, and for the nation and state, to move the wheels of the economy, through offices, hospitals, banks, ports, aeroports, hotels, figures, and also for planning small industry and industrial mega projects that are being planned in the southern part of Timor-Leste, namely 3 pillars, consisting of Supply Base, Oil Refinery and LNG, for community prosperity.

About the author

Tjokorda Gde Tirta Nindhia, born in 1972 at Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. Professor in Material Engineering since 2006 at Program Study of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Udayana University, Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia. Obtaining Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Udayana University under Joint supervision with Surabaya Institute of Technology (ITS) of Surabaya 1997. Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering was obtained from Gadjah Mada University in 1999 with financial support from The Government of Indonesia, Van De Venter Foundation of the Netherland and Asia Development Bank. Doctor Degree was granted from Gadjah Mada University under Joint Supervision with University of Indonesia in 2003 with full financial support by Government of Indonesia. During 2004-2006 was selected by Ministry of Foreign Affair of Japan to be trained in Japan for the special topic of Production System (Manufacture) Engineering and awarded Master in Production System Engineering. Post Doc at Muroran Institute of Technology in 2004 supported by Japan Society Promotion of Science (JSPS), Post Doc at Institute of Structure and Fungtional Ceramik (ISFK) Leoben Mining University 2008 supported Austrian Federal Ministry of Science , Post Doc at Technical University of Vienna ( TU WIEN) 2010 supported by Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Post Doc at University Chemistry and Biochemical of Prague 2012 under Czech of Science Foundation, Post Doc at Institute of Structure and Functional Ceramic (ISFK) Leoben Mining University 2014 under The Ernst Machnachbetreuungsstipendium, Post doc at Michigan State University 2016 under Fulbright. Professor Nindhia was finalist at national best performance lecturer competition in 2013 and in 2017 awarded as rank III best performance lecturer in Indonesia by Ministry of Research Technology and Higher Education The republic of Indonesia. In 2016 The Government of Indonesia Granted Prof Nindhia an Award of Energy Initiative (Penghargaan Energi Prakarsa) and In 2016 received International Bern Rode Award from Association of South East Asia Uni Europa Networking (ASEA_UNINET). 

Duarte da Costa Sarmento, a student in the Doctoral Program of Engineering Sciences, Postgraduate, at Udayana University in Denpasar, Bali. Originating from Timor-Leste, he was born on January 4, 1964, in Hato-Uda. Both of his parents were cornfield farmers. Education was not a choice of his own because, during the Portuguese era, children of the common people had no opportunity to attend school. However, his parents, especially his mother Colomau, had a dream that their children would go to school. He followed his mother’s wishes. Nevertheless, attending school during the Portuguese colonial period was not easy, but for the sake of his mother’s dreams, he persevered despite the hardships. 

I Gusti Ngurah Nitya Santhiarsa, from Puri Peguyangan Pemecutan, Badung, was born on January 24, 1968. He is a lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering Study Program, Faculty of Engineering, Udayana University, and also the Chairman of the Pudak Mekar Foundation and the Bagus Kirti Foundation. The Pudak Mekar Foundation is aimed at the development of science and culture, while the Bagus Kirti Foundation is focused on social, humanitarian, and health empowerment efforts. The author has a hobby of reading technical books, especially advanced materials and manufacturing, as well as an interest in history, biographies, and literature. Additionally, he enjoys writing and journalism.

Dewa Ngakan Ketut Putra Negara received his BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Brawijaya University in 1995, the MSc in Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management from the University of Bradford in 2001, and the Dr. from The Engineering Science Doctoral Program, Faculty of Engineering, Udayana University in 2020. His research field is in adsorbent material for gas storage and purification 

 I Wayan Bandem Adnyana, Born in Bebandem Village, Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia on 1965. Lecturer in the Mecha nical Engineering Study Program, Faculty of Engineering, Udayana University. Elementary to junior high school education in Karangasem, high school in Denpasar completed 1984. Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Education in the field of energy conversion was completed at the Faculty of Industrial Technology Sepuluh November Institute of Technology Surabaya in 1990. The Master’s Program in Ergonomics was completed in 2001 and the Doctoral Program in Ergonomics was completed in 2013 at Udayana University. Since 2013 until now he has been actively teaching in the Mechanical Engineering Study Program again, teaching Fuels, Lubricants and Combustion Engineering. Technical Ergonomics. Technical Economics. Thermodynamics 1 and 2. In the Master Program in Mechanical Engineering, FT Unud teaches Ergonomics Design Courses. In the Master of Study Program in Ergonomics teaching Industrial Ergonomics Course. In the Doctoral Program in Engineering, Philosophy. Currently the author is Coordinator of the Mechanical Engineering S1 Program in the Faculty of Engineering, Udayana University