Kaltara power station — Indonesia

Kaltara power station is a 150 MW gas power station in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It ranks #213 of 401 Indonesia power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 18.5% 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 GOGPT_kaltara_indone.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 150 MW, Kaltara power station is around the median gas plant in Indonesia (150 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #68 largest gas power plant of 138 in Indonesia by capacity.

Indonesia has 138 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 44,657 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Kaltim-1 power station · Gas · 250 MW · East Kalimantan
• NALCO East Kutai power station · Coal · 1,250 MW · East Kalimantan
• Bakrie Sangatta power station · Coal · 200 MW · East Kalimantan
• BUMI Sangatta power station · Coal · 400 MW · East Kalimantan
• Adaro East Kalimantan power station · Coal · 600 MW · East Kalimantan
• Kaltim-3 power station · Coal · 200 MW · East Kalimantan

Location

Coordinates 0.9, 116.8 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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