Hong Kong-based coal miner China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. has expressed a commitment to build coal-fired power plants in Lampung as poor electricity remains a problem in a number of regions across the country.

The company, part of the Chinese government’s mining and energy company Shenhua Group, and the Lampung administration have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a partnership commitment between the two parties to build 2×350 megawatt (MW) mine-mouth power plants in Mesuji, Lampung.

The MoU also includes a commitment to establish other power plants with a total capacity of 6×350 MW.