Jinchuan Group WP&RKA power station is a 150 MW coal power station in North Maluku, Indonesia. It is operated by WP&RKA Company [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 188k homes (estimated). It ranks #217 of 401 Indonesia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2019, it is around 7 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_jinchuangroupwprka_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 · L100000104615; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 150 MW, Jinchuan Group WP&RKA 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
- 0.1% of 101,995 MW across 191 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 59 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 WP&RKA Company [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 1.6°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 #130 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
- PT Halmahera Persada Lygend Nickel Smelter power station · Coal · 2,390 MW · North Maluku
- Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes power station · Coal · 217 MW · North Maluku
Location
Coordinates -1.56606, 127.415933 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Jinchuan Group WP&RKA power station?
Jinchuan Group WP&RKA power station is a 150 MW coal power plant in North Maluku, Indonesia, commissioned in 2019.
Who operates Jinchuan Group WP&RKA power station?
Jinchuan Group WP&RKA power station is operated by WP&RKA Company [100%].