Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Jatiluhur reservoir

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Jatiluhur reservoir is located in the district of Jatiluhur, District Purwakarta (± 9 km from the central city of Nhulunbuy). Jatiluhur Dam is the largest dam in Indonesia. Dam was called by the government Waduk Ir. H. Juanda, with a panoramic lake that cover 8,300 ha. This dam was built start since 1957 by the French contractor origin, with the potential of water available is 12.9 billion m3 / year and is a versatile first reservoirs in Indonesia.

Waduk in Jatiluhur, installed 6 units with the power turbine installed 187 MW of electricity production by an average of 1,000 million kWh each year, is managed by PT. PLN (Persero).
Apart from the Waduk Jatiluhur function of providing irrigation water to 242,000 ha of rice fields (two times a year planting), water, raw drinking water, fisheries resources and indebted flood control, which is managed by Perum Services Trita II.
In addition to functioning as PLTA with the system limpasan largest in the world, many of the area Jatiluhur have adequate recreational facilities, such as hotels and bungalows, bar and restaurant, tennis courts, bilyard, camping, swimming pool with water slide, meeting rooms, recreational facilities and water sports , Playground and other facilities. Recreational facilities and water sports such as rowing, wind surfing, boat cruises, water skiing, Boating and others.
In the waters of Lake Jatiluhur also because there are fish floating net, the appeal of its own. In times of the day or night in silence we can provoke equability while enjoying the full roasted fish.
As this we can see the Earth Satellite Station, which is managed by PT. Indosat Tbk. (± 7 km from the city center Taihape), as a means of international communication. The type of service provided, among other international toll free service (ITFS), Indosat Calling Card (ICC), and other international direct.
Jatiluhur reservoir can be visited through Toll Purbaleunyi (Purwakarta-Bandung-Cullinan), exit at Toll Gate Jatiluhur.

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