Lampung Sebalang power station

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Lampung Sebalang power station is an operating power station of at least 200-megawatts (MW) in Sebalang, Katibung, South Lampung, Lampung, Indonesia with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as 榜楠发电项目 (Unit 1, Unit 2).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Lampung Sebalang power station Sebalang, Katibung, South Lampung, Lampung, Indonesia -5.58594, 105.38719 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3: -5.58594, 105.38719

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
Unit 1 operating coal: bituminous, bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids) 100 subcritical 2015
Unit 2 operating coal: bituminous, bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids) 100 subcritical 2015
Unit 3 cancelled coal: unknown 300 unknown 2026

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 PT PLN (Persero) [100%] PT PLN (Persero) [100.0%]
Unit 2 PT PLN (Persero) [100%] PT PLN (Persero) [100.0%]
Unit 3 PT PLN (Persero) [100%] PT PLN (Persero) [100.0%]

Background

The 2 x 100 MW Lampung Sebalang power station was built by PLN in Lampung Province.[1][2] The plant was originally scheduled to go online in 2013, then in December 2014, but as of March 2015 the plant was still not fully online.[3]

President Joko Widodo visited the plant site in November 2014, and spoke of the need to end power shortages in Sumatra.[4]

In February 2015, Henry Angga Kusuma was convicted of bribery in the land acquisition process for the Sebalang plant.[5]

Unit 2 of the Lampung Sebalang power station came online in July 2015.[6]

As of December 2022, the operating units were co-firing with 5% wood chips. A trial operation with biomass co-firing had started in January 2021.[7]

In March 2023, Sumatera Terang untuk Energi Bersih (Sumatra Network for Clean Energy) called for the government to cancel all planned coal-fired capacity additions and immediately retire Lampung Sebalang power station and Tarahan power station.[8]

In October 2023, hundreds of Sebalang residents held a demonstration at the PLTU Sebalang office, highlighting air pollution concerns.[9]

Proposed Unit 3

In February 2019, the government's long-range plan called for the construction of an additional 300-MW unit by 2026.[10]

In October 2021, this proposed expansion was shelved under the government's long-range plan for 2021-2030.[11]

In October 2023, with no apparent updates since the expansion was shelved, Lampung Sebalang power station Unit 3 was presumed to be cancelled.

Accidents

In August 2018, a major fire severely damaged both operating units at the Lampung Sebalang power station, forcing both units to go offline. As a result of the accident, PLN was forced to purchase power from other generating facilities to cover the electricity production gap.[12] Repairs at the power station were not completed until late September 2018.[13]

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Additional data

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