Tarakan power station
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Tarakan power station is an operating power station of at least 150-megawatts (MW) in Tarakan, Kalimantan, Indonesia with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Phoenix Tarakan Chip Mill Power Plant, Tarakan Mill.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Tarakan power station | Tarakan, Kalimantan, Indonesia | 3.3, 117.633333 (approximate)[1] |
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Emergency/Backup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Announced[1] | fossil gas: natural gas[1] | 50[1] | internal combustion[1] | 2027 (planned)[1] | no |
| Biomass 1 | Operating[2] | bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids)[2][3] | 150[2] | – | 2025[2] | no |
| Unit 1 | Cancelled | coal: unknown | 200 | subcritical | – | no |
CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PT PLN (Persero) [100%][3] | PT PLN (Persero) [100.0%] |
| Biomass 1 | PT PLN (Persero) [100%][3] | PT PLN (Persero) [100.0%] |
| Unit 1 | PT PLN (Persero) [100%][3] | PT PLN (Persero) [100.0%] |
Ownership Tree
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Background
Tarakan power station is a proposed coal plant in Tarakan, North Kalimantan. The plant is expected to feed power to Tawau district in Malaysia if a proposed grid materializes between Malaysia and Indonesia, the Asean energy grid. The proposal was reported in January 2016, and both governments had yet to sit down and discuss the proposal in detail, but the suggested capacity of the plant would be between 150 to 200 MW.[4] There is no mention of this plant in the 2017-2026 long-range plan.[5] In December 2017, general manager of PT PLN Kaltim-Kaltara Region, Riza Novianto Gustam, said that construction had been delayed because peak load in Tarakan is only 39.3 MW, an amount he claimed can be supplied by diesel engines.[6]
As of June 2020 there had been no further news about the project in more than four years and it appears to be cancelled.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20260311161557/https://gatrik.esdm.go.id/assets/uploads/download_index/files/b967d-ruptl-pln-2025-2034-pub-.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2026-03-11.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://en.harbin-electric.com/info/1391/3361.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://www.banktrack.org/project/tarakan_mill.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Kalimantan coal plant may feed power to Tawau in future," News Straits Times, Jan 23, 2016
- ↑ Rencana Usaha Penyediaan Tenaga Listrik (RUPTL) 2017-2026, PT PLN Persero
- ↑ Pembangunan PLTU Tarakan Ditunda Warta24, Dec. 3, 2017
Additional data
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