PLTGU Priok Block 1 2 is a 1,180 MW gas power station in Jakarta Raya, Indonesia. It is operated by PT. Indonesia Power. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.3 million homes (estimated). It ranks #33 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 WRI1000885.
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: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,180 MW, PLTGU Priok Block 1 2 is well above the median gas plant in Indonesia (150 MW). 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.
Key facts
- Share of Indonesia gas capacity
- 2.6% of 44,657 MW across 138 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 gas plants in Indonesia
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by PT. Indonesia Power.
Local climate & thermal context
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 6.1°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
A gas turbine here also runs ~9% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
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 #5 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
- PLTG Priok · Gas · 52 MW · Jakarta Raya
- PLTU Priok 3 & 4 · Coal · 100 MW · Jakarta Raya
- PLTU Muara Karang · Coal · 400 MW · Jakarta Raya
- PLTGU Muara Karang Block I · Gas · 509 MW · Jakarta Raya
- PLTGU Muara Karang repowering · Gas · 753 MW · Jakarta Raya
- PLTGU Muara Karang repowering Blok 2 · Gas · 210 MW · Jakarta Raya
Location
Coordinates -6.1102, 106.8671 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is PLTGU Priok Block 1 2?
PLTGU Priok Block 1 2 is a 1,180 MW gas power plant in Jakarta Raya, Indonesia.
Who operates PLTGU Priok Block 1 2?
PLTGU Priok Block 1 2 is operated by PT. Indonesia Power.