Medan Steel Mill power station

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Medan Steel Mill power station is an operating power station of at least 60-megawatts (MW) in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Medan Steel Mill power station	Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia	3.667568, 98.665386 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2: 3.667568, 98.665386

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	operating	coal - unknown	30	subcritical	2017	–
Unit 2	operating	coal - unknown	30	subcritical	2017	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	PT Gahapi Nisco Steel [100.0%]
Unit 2	PT Gahapi Nisco Steel [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

• Captive industry use (heat or power): iron & steel
• Captive industry: Power

Background

Medan Steel Mill power station was announced in 2014 as part of a steel mill being built in Medan by PT Gunung Gahapi Sakti and China's Nanjing Iron & Steel Co. According to Platts, the power plant began operation in 2017.

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