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Bangka Baru power station

Coal power plant in Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia. Approximate location -2.079245, 106.149617.

CoalBangka Belitung IslandsIndonesiasubcritical

Bangka Baru power station is a 60 MW coal power plant in Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia. It is operated by PT PLN Wilayah Bangka Belitung [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 75k homes (estimated). It ranks #311 of 401 Indonesia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2014, it is around 12 years old — relatively modern. In context, coal supplies about 61.5% of Indonesia's electricity; the national grid averages 680 gCO₂/kWh (18.1% low-carbon) (2024).

60MW installed capacity
75,085homes powered (est.)
2014commissioned (~12 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_bangkabaru_indon.

Data status

Known data

FacilityBangka Baru power station GEM-coal
CountryIndonesia · Bangka Belitung Islands GEM-coal
Coordinates-2.079245, 106.149617 GEM-coal
FuelCoal GEM-coal
MW installed capacity60 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000102693; operating plant capacity
OwnerPT PLN Wilayah Bangka Belitung [100%] GEM-coal
Commissioned2014 GEM-coal
Technologysubcritical GEM-coal

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions262,800 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#311 / 401 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#162 / 191 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.27× · 220 MW · n=191 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent75,085 calculated

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000102693; fuel: GEM GCPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 60 MW, Bangka Baru power station is below the median coal plant in Indonesia (220 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. 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.

Capacity vs largest coal plants in Indonesia

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Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by PT PLN Wilayah Bangka Belitung [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.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season mean
Tropical rainforest: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby plants

The #162 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

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 Baru power station?

Bangka Baru power station is a 60 MW coal power plant in Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia, commissioned in 2014.

How many homes can Bangka Baru power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 75,085 homes (estimated).

Who operates Bangka Baru power station?

Bangka Baru power station is operated by PT PLN Wilayah Bangka Belitung [100%].

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