Embalut power station is a 60 MW coal power plant in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is operated by PT Cahaya Fajar Kaltim [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 75k homes (estimated). It ranks #314 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_embalut_indon.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000102735; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 60 MW, Embalut 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.
Key facts
- Share of Indonesia coal capacity
- less than 0.1% of 101,995 MW across 191 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 35 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 Cahaya Fajar Kaltim [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 0.4°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).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
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 plants
The #165 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
- Kaltim-4 power station · Coal · 200 MW · East Kalimantan
- Tanjung Batu power station · Gas · 60 MW · East Kalimantan
- Kaltim power station · Gas · 280 MW · East Kalimantan
- PLTGB Tanjung Batu · Gas · 2 MW · East Kalimantan
- PLTU Embalut - Tanjung Batu · Coal · 50 MW · East Kalimantan
- Kaltim-5 power station · Coal · 200 MW · East Kalimantan
Location
Coordinates -0.373097, 117.062462 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Embalut power station?
Embalut power station is a 60 MW coal power plant in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, commissioned in 2014.
Who operates Embalut power station?
Embalut power station is operated by PT Cahaya Fajar Kaltim [100%].