DEVELOPED WATER POWER ‘ 
The Netherland East Indies Government is largely responsible for 
the development in the utilization of water power for the generation 
of electrical energy. Of the 13 central stations in the territory with 
an installed capacity of over 1,000 kilowatts, 7 were constructed and 
are operated by the Bureau of Water Power and Electricity, 3 are 
owned by public-utility companies (of which 1 is owned jointly by 
the Government and the A. N. I. E. M.), and 3 are owned by private 
companies. It is claimed that the Government prefers to develop 
the water-power resources of the territory itself rather than allow 
private concerns to do it. While this policy is not looked upon as 
favorable by the private public-utility companies, the Bureau of 
Water Power and Electricity has demonstrated its ability to develop 
successfully the undertakings it has initiated. 
The total installed capacity of the Government-owned hydro- 
electric plants is 45,560 kilowatts. Of this amount, Government 
factories take the output of plants with a total capacity of 2,000 
kilowatts, and the balance is supplied to public-utility companies for 
resale. Over 90 per cent of the hydroelectric power generated by 
Government stations is produced in Java, the Government having 
only one 1,600-kilowatt station in the Outer Possessions. The in. 
stalled capacity of the public utility hydroelectric stations amounted 
to 23,700 kilowatts in 1928. Although no official figures are available, 
it is believed that the installed capacity of private plants during the 
same year amounted to over 20,000 kilowatts. 
WATER-POWER DEVELOPMENTS IN JAVA 
The greatest developments in hydroelectric projects have taken 
place in west Java, where no less than nine Important stations are 
located. The Government stations located in ‘this area and their 
installed capacities are shown in the table following. 
GOVERNMENT PowER STATIONS IN WEST JAVA 
Name 
Bengkok. eee 
Plengam. uo coro. 
Lamadjan. ooo 
IBLE cosine won mim mmm mmc 
Kratiak___.._. a. 
Total. ____ 
River 
ikapoendoeng. ooo ooo... 
TSATOR Lee eee 
isangkoei_______........ ____..... 
cgiatio 
Mianten. __._._______ 
Gener- 
ators 
“3 
Total 
norse- 
NOWer 
4, 500 
4, 500 
8,000 
0 
17.900 
Output in 
zilowatis 
1, 050 
1,050 
12, 800 
9, 000 
11, 000 
' 35, 600 
1 Not available. 
2 Includes one other station, details of which are not available. 
In addition to the Government hydroelectric power stations men- 
tioned above, there are also three private stations located in west 
Java. The public-utility company, G. E. B. E. O., has a station 
located at Tjiandjoer with a capacity of about 400 kilowatts and the 
Maatschappij ter Exploitatie van Openbare Werken op de Pamano- 
ekan on Tjisemlanden (Anglo-Dutch Public-Utilities Co.), a private 
concern, has a station located at Soebang. The latter station has a 
total capacity of 1,840 kilowatts.