NALCO East Kutai power station is a 1,250 MW coal power station in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is operated by MEC Coal Pte Ltd; PT Nalco Indonesia. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.6 million homes (estimated). It ranks #29 of 401 Indonesia power plants by installed capacity. 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_nalcoeastkutai_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
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,250 MW, NALCO East Kutai 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
- 1.2% of 101,995 MW across 191 plants in this dataset
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 MEC Coal Pte Ltd; PT Nalco Indonesia.
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 1.3°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).
How it compares & nearby plants
The #22 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
- Kaltara power station · Gas · 150 MW · East Kalimantan
- Kaltim-1 power station · Gas · 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 1.254, 116.682 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is NALCO East Kutai power station?
NALCO East Kutai power station is a 1,250 MW coal power plant in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Who operates NALCO East Kutai power station?
NALCO East Kutai power station is operated by MEC Coal Pte Ltd; PT Nalco Indonesia.