Pertamina Plaju Refinery — Indonesia
Refinery in Indonesia. Approximate location -2.99451, 104.8301.
RefineryIndonesiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Pertamina Plaju Refinery is a refinery in Indonesia. Its listed capacity is 118,000 BBL per day. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery. It is operated by PT Pertamina (Persero). By capacity it ranks #5 among 8 oil refineries in Indonesia. It emits about 907,248 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 1.3% of the CO₂e from the 53 facilities in Indonesia that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 11% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143938.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
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Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
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- Borang power station · Gas · 100 MW · 9 km
- Keramasan PLN power station · Gas · 80 MW · 10 km
- PLTG Keramasan · Gas · 145 MW · 13 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 118,000 BBL per day, Pertamina Plaju Refinery is around the median refinery in Indonesia (120,000 BBL per day). Subsector: oil-and-gas-refining. As refinery, it requires high process heat (typically 200–600°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 907,248 t CO₂e a year looks like
This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:
Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.
Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions
At its reported 907k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Pertamina Plaju Refinery carries no domestic carbon price, and its products are not CBAM-covered goods, so there is no border-carbon liability. At the EU ETS reference price (€75/t) the emissions carry an indicative carbon value of €68.4M/yr.
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Indonesia
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by PT Pertamina (Persero). All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Pertamina Plaju Refinery sits in a tropical rainforest climate zone (Köppen Af), at 3.0°S in the southern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1228 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.94× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby sites
The #5 largest of 8 oil refineries in Indonesia by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- APP Oki Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill
- P.T. TanjungEnim Lestari Pulp & Paper - TEL - Marubeni Group · Pulp & Paper Mill · 264,808 t CO₂
- P.T. Lontar Papyrus Pulp & Paper Industries - Jambi Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 539,289 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates -2.99451, 104.8301. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Pertamina Plaju Refinery?
Pertamina Plaju Refinery is a refinery in Indonesia. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery.
What capacity is listed for Pertamina Plaju Refinery?
The open dataset lists 118,000 BBL per day of capacity for Pertamina Plaju Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Pertamina Plaju Refinery emit?
The page uses about 907,248 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #26 among facilities in Indonesia by estimated CO₂.
Where is Pertamina Plaju Refinery located?
Pertamina Plaju Refinery is in Indonesia at approximately -2.99451, 104.8301.
Who operates Pertamina Plaju Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is PT Pertamina (Persero).