POSCO launches SE Asia first off gas power plant.

The Jakarta Post reported that a unit of South Korea's Posco Energy has officially inaugurated the completion of a 200 MW gas waste power plant within an integrated steel mill complex in Cilegon, Banten.

The plant built and operated by PT Krakatau Posco Energy uses gas emitted as a byproduct of Krakatau Posco's integrated steel mill which officially began operation in December.

KPE is a joint venture between South Korea's Posco Energy and PT Krakatau Daya Listrik, a PT Krakatau Steel subsidiary, with shares of 90% and 10% respectively.

Referred to as an integrated steel mill off-gas power plant, the power plant, the construction of which started in September 2011, is the first of its kind in Southeast Asia.

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