East Halmahera power station

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East Halmahera power station is a cancelled power station in Tanjung Buli, East Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
East Halmahera power station Tanjung Buli, East Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia 0.832508, 128.285273 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
Unit 1 cancelled coal: unknown 45 unknown 2023
Unit 2 cancelled coal: unknown 45 unknown 2023
Unit 3 cancelled coal: unknown 60 unknown

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam [100%] PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam [100.0%]
Unit 2 PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam [100%] PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam [100.0%]
Unit 3 PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam [100%] PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry: Nickel, Other Metals & Mining


Background

The plant is a joint project between PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam (PTBA) and PT Aneka Tambang (ANTM) to power ANTM's new ferronickel plant in Tanjung Buli, East Halmahera, North Maluku.[1][2] In March 2019, PTBA and ANTM stated that the project would be 3 x 60 MW and is scheduled for completion in 2023.[3] In October 2019, PTBA announced that it was investing Rp 2.59 trillion (US$185 million) in the project, now described as a 2 x 45 MW plant.[4] In February 2020 a feasibility study for the project was completed.[5] In June 2020 a spokesman for PTBA said the company was waiting for guidance from MIND ID, the Indonesian mining holding company, before continuing with the project.[6]

As of June 2021, the ferronickel plant was expected to begin operating by the end of 2021. Power for the refining process would initially be supplied by PLN. PTBA is also constructing a diesel-fired generator on-site with capacity of 3 x 18 MW, which was expected to be completed by the end of Q1 2022. A supervisor for the project stated that he hoped the coal-fired power station would be operating three years after the diesel-fired generator came online, which suggests a target completion date of 2025 for the coal-fired units.[7][8]

In the RUPTL for 2021-2030, the proposal appeared to be replaced by plans for a gas-fired project.[9] The power station was therefore presumed to be shelved.

In July 2023, the project was referenced as East Halmahera gas power plant.[10]

In December 2023, with no news suggesting that the proposal would move forward as a coal-fired power station in more than two years, the coal units were presumed to be cancelled.

Financing

In 2011, a financing agreement for the entire ferronickel processing plant, including the power station, was closed. Bank Mandiri, PT Bank Rakyat, Standard Chartered, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation agreed to provide US$650 million in loans to the project.[11][12]

In 2015, PT Aneka Tambang announced that it would use the proceeds of its planned rights issue worth US$376.2 million to fund its ongoing projects, including the East Halmahera Ferronickel (FeNi) smelter project.[12]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. Bukit Asam to Set Aside $1.5B to Build Power Plants in 2018, The Insider Stories, Nov. 24, 2017
  2. First Semester 2018, Bukit Asam Coal Mining Capital Expenditure Uptake 50%, Bursa, Jul. 23, 2018
  3. PT Bukit AsamTbk and PT Aneka TambangTbk Form a Joint Venture to Build a Power Plant in East Halmahera, ASEAN Power, Mar. 14, 2019
  4. Gandeng Antam, Bukit Asam Bangun PLTU di Halmahera Rp 2,6 T, CNBC Indonesia, Oct. 28, 2019
  5. Bukit Asam Guarantees Coal Reserves Availability, Power Links, Feb. 4, 2020
  6. Kelanjutan proyek PLTU Feni milik Bukit Asam (PTBA) masih menunggu arahan MIND ID, Kontan, June. 25, 2020
  7. PLN Siap Pasok Listrik ke Smelter Antam di Haltim, Republika, June 13, 2021
  8. Instalasi listrik smelter feronikel Antam (ANTM) akan rampung bulan Juli, June 8, 2021
  9. Rencana Usaha Penyediaan Tenaga Listrik (RUPTL), PLN Persero, October 2021
  10. PROJECT PLTG HALMAHERA TIMUR, Rekadaya Elektrika, July 14, 2023
  11. "Indonesian miner closes ferronickel loan | News | IJGlobal". ijglobal.com. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  12. 12.0 12.1 Kurniawan, Roffie. "Aneka Tambang to use rights issue proceeds for financing East Halmahera FeNi smelter". Rambu Energy. Retrieved 2020-11-05.

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