Labuhan Angin power station is a 345 MW coal power station in , Indonesia. It is operated by PT PLN (Persero) [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 432k homes (estimated). It ranks #117 of 401 Indonesia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2008, it is around 18 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_labuhanangin_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 230 MW for Labuhan Angin 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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000102767; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 345 MW, Labuhan Angin power station is well above 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
- 0.3% of 101,995 MW across 191 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 14 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) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 1.8°N — 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 a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness 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 #75 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
- PLTU Labuhan Angin · Coal · 230 MW · North Sumatra
- Sipansihaporas · Hydro · 50 MW · North Sumatra
- Asahan I · Hydro · 180 MW · North Sumatra
- Sigura gura (asahan II) · Hydro · 286 MW · North Sumatra
- Tangga (asahan II) · Hydro · 317 MW · North Sumatra
- Lau Renun · Hydro · 82 MW · Aceh
Location
Coordinates 1.7518502, 98.7312856 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Labuhan Angin power station?
Labuhan Angin power station is a 345 MW coal power plant in , Indonesia, commissioned in 2008.
Who operates Labuhan Angin power station?
Labuhan Angin power station is operated by PT PLN (Persero) [100%].