Pekanbaru Tenayan power station

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Pekanbaru Tenayan power station is an operating power station of at least 220-megawatts (MW) in Tenayan Raya, Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Pekanbaru Tenayan power station Tenayan Raya, Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia 0.56437, 101.52345 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 0.56437, 101.52345

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating coal - unknown 110 subcritical 2016
Unit 2 operating coal - unknown 110 subcritical 2017

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

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

Background

PLN was responsible for building the two-unit coal-fired Pekanbaru Tenayan power plant, with a total planned capacity of 220 MW, in Riau Province.[1] Land acquisition was a serious problem for the project, and delayed construction significantly, as well as delaying the plant's operation while land acquisition was completed to build transmission towers.[2][3]

As of January 2015, the plant was 90% complete, and was scheduled to come online in June 2015.[4] On April 16, a 14-member group known as Commission VII of Parliament and a group led by Ir. H. Mulyadi held a Specification Working Visit to the project to make inquiries about the delay of the plant. According to a report on the meeting, Director of PLN LJB Amir said that the main obstacle to the plant operating is that transmission capabilities are still not complete. Another cause of delay was the peat soil at the construction site. According to Amir, the first unit of 100 MW could be operational in December 2015 if transmission issues were resolved.[5]

Unit 2 was scheduled for completion in June 2016.[6]

Unit 1 began commercial operation on December 8, 2016. Unit 2 was scheduled to begin operation in March 2017 but ultimately came online in September 2017.[7][8]

As of August 2022, the power station reportedly supplied 70% of Pekanbaru's energy needs and 30% of Riau Province's energy needs overall.[9]

In December 2023, PLN announced a "Socio Tropical Agriculture-waste Biomass" program at the COP28 conference in Dubai. A first priority would be developing the program on Riau Island, in order to supply biomass for co-firing at Pekanbaru Tenayan power station.[10]

Financing

The 2 x 110 MW project reportedly cost Rp2.65 trillion.[7]

In 2009, the Export-Import Bank of China agreed to provide a loan of US$124 million to the project.[11]

Environmental Impact

In December 2020, local residents feared that the Pekanbaru Tenayan power station was polluting the Siak River, which PLN used for transporting coal to the facility. Residents had repeatedly seen coal falling off of the coal transport barges and floating downriver. Because the power station was responsible for cleaning up its own coal spills, residents believed the company was more concerned with covering its trail than ensuring the river remained clean.[12]

In August 2023, concerns over pollution of the Siak River remained. Local fishermen were reportedly losing their livelihoods because of Pekanbaru Tenayan power station's impact on the waterway.[13]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. “Electricity Policy Development & Investment Opportunity in Indonesia,” presentation by Ministry Energy and Mineral Resources, Directorate General of Electricity, March 2014
  2. PLN Riau Akui Proyek PLTU Tenayan Blunder, PLN press release, 12 Aug. 2011.
  3. PLTU Tenayan Raya Masih Terkendala Pembebasan Lahan Tower Transmisi, Province of Riau website, 22 July 2014.
  4. Pembangunan Molor, PLTU Tenayan Baru Beroperasi Juni 2015, Republika, 12 Jan. 2015.
  5. "Ir. H. Mulyadi Dorong Penyelesaian PLTU Tenayan Raya Pekanbaru Sebelum Akhir Tahun 2015," Parlemen, 2 May 2015
  6. "Akhir Tahun, PLTU Tenayanraya Beroperasi," Riaupos.co, April 17, 2016
  7. 7.0 7.1 "PLTU Tenayan kicks off commercial operation," RambuEnergy, 19 December 2016
  8. Mohammad Faizal, PLTU Tenayan Riau, Penyangga Sistem Kelistrikan Sumatera Bagian Tengah, Sindo News, Jan. 21, 2019
  9. 30 Persen Kebutuhan Listrik Provinsi Riau Dipasok PLTU Tenayan, Bisnis Sumatra, Aug. 24, 2022
  10. PLN EPI Launching Program Biomassa STAB dan PERTIWI di COP 28 Dubai, Media Indonesia, Dec. 6, 2023
  11. "Supplementary Online Material: List of projects to which China has provided public financing (2007-2013)" (PDF). Retrieved November 9, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. PLTU Tenayanraya Pekanbaru Diduga Cemari Sungai Siak dengan Sisa-Sisa Batu Bara, Potret News, Dec. 21, 2020
  13. Jangan ada PLTU baru, STuEB serahkan “policy brief” transisi energi ke JETP, Kanopi Hijau Indonesia, Aug. 16, 2023

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