Weda Bay power station
| Part of the Global Coal Plant Tracker, a Global Energy Monitor project. |
| Related coal trackers: |
Weda Bay power station is an operating power station of at least 3400-megawatts (MW) in Weda, North Maluku, Indonesia with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as 青山集团纬达贝工业园自备电厂.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Weda Bay power station | Weda, Weda, North Maluku, Indonesia | 0.4761609, 128.0081471 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 10, Unit 11, Unit 12, Unit 13, Unit 14: 0.4761609, 128.0081471
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8, Unit 9: 0.478894, 127.984206
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating | coal - unknown | 250 | supercritical | 2020 | – |
| Unit 10 | operating[1] | coal - unknown | 380 | supercritical | 2023[1] | – |
| Unit 11 | operating[2] | coal - unknown | 380 | supercritical | 2023[2] | – |
| Unit 12 | construction | coal - unknown | 380 | supercritical | 2024[3] | – |
| Unit 13 | construction[3] | coal - unknown | 380[3] | supercritical | 2024[3] | – |
| Unit 14 | construction[3] | coal - unknown | 380[3] | supercritical | 2024[3] | – |
| Unit 2 | operating | coal - unknown | 250 | supercritical | 2020 | – |
| Unit 3 | operating | coal - unknown | 250 | supercritical | 2021 | – |
| Unit 4 | operating | coal - unknown | 250 | supercritical | 2021 | – |
| Unit 5 | operating[4] | coal - unknown | 250 | supercritical | 2022[4] | – |
| Unit 6 | operating | coal - unknown | 250 | supercritical | 2022 | – |
| Unit 7 | operating[5] | coal - unknown | 380 | supercritical | 2022[5] | – |
| Unit 8 | operating[6] | coal - unknown | 380 | supercritical | 2022[6] | – |
| Unit 9 | operating[7] | coal - unknown | 380 | supercritical | 2023[7] | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | PT Weda Bay Energi [100.0%] |
| Unit 10 | PT Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park [100.0%] |
| Unit 11 | PT Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park [100.0%] |
| Unit 12 | PT Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park [100.0%] |
| Unit 13 | PT Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park [100.0%] |
| Unit 14 | PT Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | PT Yashi Indonesia Investment [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | PT Youshan Nickel [100.0%] |
| Unit 4 | PT Libai Indonesia Metal Co [100.0%] |
| Unit 5 | Huayue Nickel Cobalt [100.0%] |
| Unit 6 | PT Huake Nickel Indonesia [100.0%] |
| Unit 7 | PT Sunny Metal Industry [100.0%] |
| Unit 8 | PT Angel Nickel Industry (ANI) [100.0%] |
| Unit 9 | PT Angel Nickel Industry (ANI) [100.0%] |
Project-level captive use details
- Captive industry use (heat or power): nickel, other metals & mining
- Captive industry: Power
Background
The Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP) includes an open-pit nickel and cobalt mine and production plant in a protected forest area. The ambition of the project goes beyond open-pits. It has been pitched as an industrial park, one which would, according to the company’s job postings, “be the first vertical, from mine mouth to finished products, integrated Electric Vehicle battery and stainless steel Industry complex in the world.”[8][9]
Planet satellite imagery from 2018 to 2021 (timelapse also available here) shows the extensive development at the site.
The total coal-fired power capacity operating or under development at Weda Bay is reportedly 3,400 MW (6 x 250 MW + 5 x 380 MW).[10] However, there are various other capacity numbers documented online, including 8 x 250 MW figures and 3 x 380 MW figures. As of early 2022, Units 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 were operating and Units 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 were under construction.[11][12][13][14][15][16]
Unit 7 (380 MW) began construction in March 2021.[17] Unit 9 (380 MW) began construction in September 2021.[10]
In March 2022, Unit 5 began operating.[18] In August 2022, Unit 7 began operating.[19] In October 2022, Unit 8 began operating.[20] In March 2023, Unit 9 began operating.[21] In June 2023, Unit 10 began operating.[22] In October 2023, Unit 11 began operating.[23]
As of November 2023, the power station was expected to be fully operational in 2024. Reporting described the power station as 6 x 250 MW + 8 x 380 MW, indicating that two additional units (presumably Unit 13 and Unit 14) were also under construction at the site.[24] Planet imagery comparing the site at the beginning and end of 2023 suggested that up to three units were under construction.
Environmental and social opposition
According to a November 2022 piece by Rest of World, the development of IWIP has polluted local residents' main water source, and flooding has become a recurring issue. Over 20% of the IWIP mining area reportedly falls within "protected forest" land. Residents have stated that agricultural and historical lands have been destroyed.
Residents also claimed to have not been compensated for their land as promised, and those who refused to sell have allegedly been intimidated and threatened by developers. One man stated that his son was fired from his job at IWIP after he declined an offer to buy his land. IWIP publicly denied accusations of wrongdoing.[25]
Ownership
In 2020, it was reported that a joint venture between French company Eramet and Tsingshan – PT Weda Bay Nickel (PT WBN) – owned 90% of Weda Bay. Eramet had a 43% of that venture while Tsingshan had a 57% stake.[26] An Indonesian miner Antam reportedly owned the remaining 10% of Weda Bay.[27]
Unit 1 was owned by PT Weda Bay Energi.[28] Unit 2 was owned by PT Yashi Indonesia Investment.[29] Units 3 and 4 were owned by PT Youshan Nickel.[30] Unit 5 was owned by Huayue Nickel Cobalt. Unit 6 was owned by PT Huake Nickel Indonesia. Unit 7 was owned by PT Sunny Metal Industry.[31] Unit 8 was owned by ANI.[32] Unit 9 was owned by PT Angel Nickel Industry. Units 10, 11 and 12 were owned by PT Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park.
Tsingshan Holding Group was a parent company for Units 1, 3, 10, 11 and 12.[33] Tsingshan Holding Group, Zhenshi Holding Group and Zhejiang Huajun Investment Co., Ltd. were parent companies for Units 2 and 4. Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co., Ltd. and Tsingshan Holding Group were parent companies for Unit 5. Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co., Ltd. and Tsingshan Holding Group were parent companies for Unit 6.[34] Walsin Lihwa and Tsing Shan Holding Group were parent companies for Units 7 and 8. Nickel Industries Limited and Tsingshan Holding Group were parent companies for Unit 9.
Tenant companies
The first nickel smelter at the park is reportedly run by PT Weda Bay Nickel (PT WBN), while a second is operated by Yashi Indonesia Investment, which is co-owned by Tsinghan and Zhenshi.[35]
In terms of the captive coal-fired power units, they appear fairly uniformly developed and constructed. They are typically a joint ownership by Tsingshan and tenant companies.
The known tenant companies involved at the site include, but are not limited to, the following:
- PT Weda Bay Nickel (WBN) – 印尼纬达贝镍业有限公司[36]
- PT Yashi Indonesia Investment – 印尼雅石投资有限公司[37] (Zhenshi Holding Group 振石控股集团有限公司，Shanghai Decent Investment Group 上海鼎信投资（集团）有限公司, Zhejiang Huajun Investment Co., Ltd. 浙江华骏投资有限公司)[38]
- PT Libai Indonesia Metal Co – 印尼李白金属有限公司 (The English name is a translation from Chinese)
- PT Weda Bay Energi – 印尼纬达贝能源有限公司
In October 2020 Nickel Mines Limited signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with PT Angel Nickel Industry, a subsidiary of Shanghai Decent Investment Group (SDI), to acquire 70% of its planned nickel smelter and planned coal-fired power plant in Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP). The purchase price was USD 490 million. The project is expected to be fully operational by the third quarter of 2022.[41]
In April 2021, Nickel Mines Limited acquired a 50% stake in PT Angel Nickel Industry for USD 347.6 million. It intended to acquire a further 30% stake for $210 million, taking its total interest to 80%.[42]
A March 2021 prospectus by Nickel Mines Limited, the parent company of PT Angel Nickel, stated that site preparations and foundation works for construction of the Angel Nickel Project were underway, and that commissioning was contractually required to occur by October 16, 2022.[43]
Nickel Mines Limited completed its 80% equity purchase in October 2021, with a total investment of US$527.6 million. The full Angel Nickel project is valued at approximately US$1.5 billion. Nickel Mines had a financing commitment of up to US$700 million. SDI will cover construction costs exceeding $700 million.[44] IJGlobal estimates that the 380 MW power station is worth US$750 million.[45]
In May 2022, the Company's AGM shareholders approved the change of company name from Nickel Mines Limited to Nickel Industries Limited.[46]
First Units Commissioned (4 x 250 MW)
In August 2018, Jiangxi Construction was awarded a contract to build a 4 x 250 MW coal-fired plant in the Weda Bay Industrial Park.[47] In May 2019, PT Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP) announced that construction had begun in December 2018 on a 3 x 250 MW plant.[48] The Park would be used for nickel-based industry.[48] Unit 1 was commissioned in March 2020.[49] The nickel production facilities became fully operational in May 2020.[50] A June 2021 report stated that 750 MW of capacity operated by Tsingshan was in use at Weda Bay, but that the Indonesian Ministry of Mines and Energy had blocked Tsingshan from building a fourth 250 MW coal-fired unit.[51]
However, by June 30, 2021, 4 x 250 MW was reportedly operating,[52] with the first unit going into operation in 2020,[53] the third in January 2021 (Youshan Nickel),[54] the fourth in June 2021 (Libai Metal Company),[55] and details about the second unit uncertain.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240218215132/https://www.wisdri.com/wisdri/xmdt49/k1_954210/index.html. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240218215020/https://www.wisdri.com/wisdri/xmdt49/k1_956540/index.html. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "这10张海外"超级名片"，请查收—中国钢铁新闻网". www.csteelnews.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240218215112/https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/3f0PjWqgH4SfvV8od2CKeA. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240218214922/https://www.sohu.com/a/573717908_121123524. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240218215104/https://www.sohu.com/a/601434546_121123524. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240218215109/http://www.zb.powerchina.cn/art/2023/4/17/art_13405_1649063.html. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Weda Bay, Earthworks, accessed January 2022
- ↑ Home, IWIP, accessed January 2022
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 印尼纬达贝工业园区6×250MW+5×380MW火力发电建设项目9号机组顺利开工, 中国火力发电网, September 22, 2021
- ↑ 印尼纬达贝园区4#机组成功并网发电, chxgy.lyssp.com, Jun. 5, 2021
- ↑ 中冶南方承建的印尼纬达贝火力发电建设项目群6#机组成功并网发电, MCC, Mar. 23, 2022
- ↑ 印尼纬达贝工业园区火力发电建设项目#7机组顺利开工, Henan Province Second Building Engineering Development, Mar. 16, 2021
- ↑ 印尼纬达贝项目8号汽机岛浇筑顺利完成, Henan Province Second Building Engineering Development, Apr. 7, 2022
- ↑ 印尼纬达贝工业园区6×250MW+5×380MW火力发电建设项目9号机组顺利开工, jnejfz.com, Sep. 18, 2021
- ↑ 印尼纬达贝工业园区电厂建设项目12号机组顺利开工, Henan Province Second Building Engineering Development, May 5, 2022
- ↑ 印尼纬达贝工业园区电厂#7机组顺利开工, 中国火力发电网, March 17, 2021
- ↑ 高歌猛进 再创辉煌--纬达贝园区#5机组连续安全运行突破500天, mp.weixin.qq.com, August 9, 2023
- ↑ 超临界——新突破!, sohu.com, August 2, 2022
- ↑ 一次成功，圆满收官！, sohu.com, October 31, 2022
- ↑ 电建透平公司印尼纬达贝工业园旭日金属发电项目9号机组并网发电成功, zb.powerchina.cn, April 17, 2023
- ↑ 印尼纬达贝工业园区火力发电建设项目群10#机组一次并网发电成功, wisdri.com, June 26, 2023
- ↑ 印尼纬达贝火力发电建设项目群11#机组并网成功, wisdri.com, October 16, 2023
- ↑ 这10张海外“超级名片”，请查收, csteelnews.com, November 9, 2023
- ↑ The dirty road to clean energy: How China’s electric vehicle boom is ravaging the environment, Rest of World, November 28, 2022
- ↑ Weda Bay Nickel: The Emergence Of A Leading Producer Of Nickel Ferroalloys, Eramet, accessed January 2022
- ↑ Antam mulls boosting stake in biggest nickel deposit owner, Bloomberg News, October 23, 2020
- ↑ TSS Group, TSS Group, accessed July 6, 2022
- ↑ Indonesia Weidabe Industrial Park No. 2 generator set was successfully connected to the grid for power generation, Zhenshi Holding Group, Sep. 21, 2020
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 IWIP Jamin Smelter Freeport di Weda Bay Rampung 2023, Ini Alasannya, Dunia Energi, April 5, 2021
- ↑ 华新丽华：斥资2亿美元入主印尼镍厂 布局下一波成长动能, Sina, Apr. 12, 2022
- ↑ 杭钢菲达环保为青山印尼项目制作的除尘器交货, csteelnews, Sep. 8, 2021
- ↑ Indonesia’s First Integrated Weda Bay Industrial Park Construction Begins, The Insider Stories, August 31, 2018
- ↑ afinance, afinance.cn, Mar. 10, 2022
- ↑ Global race for electric car components is threatening indigenous peoples in North Maluku, Ekuatorial, November 27, 2021
- ↑ PT Weda Bay Nickel, IWIP, accessed January 2022
- ↑ 印尼雅石投资有限公司, accessed in 2021
- ↑ PT Yashi Indonesia Investment IWIP, accessed January 2022
- ↑ Youshan Nickel Indonesia Company, IWIP, accessed January 2022
- ↑ International Nickel Study Group, Fastmarkets MB - 7th International Nickel Conference, June 5, 2019
- ↑ Nickel Mines secures more capacity, Mining Weekly, Oct. 16, 2020
- ↑ Arundhati Dutta, Australia's Nickel Mines raises stake in Indonesian project to 50%, Nasdaq, April 20, 2021
- ↑ Prospectus, Nickel Mines Limited, March 29, 2021
- ↑ Nickel Mines completes 80% stake in Angel Nickel project, IJGlobal, October 7, 2021
- ↑ Angel Nickel Industry Coal-Fired Power Plant (380MW), IJGlobal, updated July 10, 2021
- ↑ About Us, Nickel Industries, accessed July 2022
- ↑ 中国电建江西院中标印尼两火力发电项目, BJX, August 10, 2018
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 Kawasan Industri Weda Bay Siapkan Pembangkit 750 Megawatt, Ekonomi, May 28, 2019
- ↑ 纬达贝园区：1号机组并网发电成功，1#、2#电炉起弧熔炼顺利, Tsinghshan Group, March 8, 2020
- ↑ Weda Bay Nickel Project, NS Energy, accessed June 2021
- ↑ Joko Widodo, Indonesia’s dirty way of coal is proving difficult to break, Title Press, June 23, 2021
- ↑ Whhbxh, accessed in 2021
- ↑ 纬达贝园区：1号机组并网发电成功，1#、2#电炉起弧熔炼顺利, Tsingshan News, March 10, 2020
- ↑ 印尼纬达贝工业园区|多台电炉顺利投运投产，3#机组成功并网发电, DRCNET, February 3, 2021
- ↑ 印尼纬达贝园区4#机组成功并网发电, 力源不锈钢网, June 5, 2021
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of coal-fired power stations, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Coal Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
