Bangka-1A power station is a 100 MW coal power station in Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia. It is operated by PT PLN (Persero) [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 125k homes (estimated). It ranks #271 of 401 Indonesia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2022, it is around 4 years old — recently built. In context, coal supplies about 61.5% of Indonesia's electricity; the national grid averages 680 gCO₂/kWh (18.1% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_bangka1a_indon.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 60 MW for Bangka Baru power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 100 MW, Bangka-1A power station is below the median coal plant in Indonesia (220 MW). Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Indonesia coal capacity
- less than 0.1% of 101,995 MW across 191 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 78 of 122 dated coal plants in Indonesia are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Indonesia
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by PT PLN (Persero) [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 2.1°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
How it compares & nearby plants
The #142 largest coal power plant of 191 in Indonesia by capacity.
Indonesia has 191 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 101,995 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Bangka Baru power station · Coal · 60 MW · Bangka Belitung Islands
- Bangka Belitung nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 2,000 MW · Bangka Belitung Islands
- Bangka-1 power station · Coal · 400 MW · Bangka Belitung Islands
- Bangka Belitung Islands nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 3,500 MW ·
- Sinar Mas OKI Paper Mill power station · Coal · 500 MW · South Sumatra
- Borang power station · Gas · 100 MW · South Sumatra
Location
Coordinates -2.079245, 106.149617 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Bangka-1A power station?
Bangka-1A power station is a 100 MW coal power plant in Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia, commissioned in 2022.
Who operates Bangka-1A power station?
Bangka-1A power station is operated by PT PLN (Persero) [100%].