PLTU - Palu - Mpanau - Tawaeli is a 30 MW coal power plant in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is operated by PT. Pusaka Jaya Palu Power. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 38k homes (estimated). It ranks #352 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 WRI1000906.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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 30 MW, PLTU - Palu - Mpanau - Tawaeli 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
- less than 0.1% 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 PT. Pusaka Jaya Palu Power.
Local climate & thermal context
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 0.9°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.
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 #176 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
- Silae · Oil · 43.7 MW · Central Sulawesi
- Palu power station · Coal · 100 MW · Central Sulawesi
- MPP Indonesia 1 · Gas · 400 MW · Sulawesi
- MPP Indonesia 2 · Gas · 400 MW · Sulawesi
- MPP Indonesia 3 · Gas · 400 MW · Sulawesi
- Sulbagsel power station · Gas · 700 MW · Sulawesi
Location
Coordinates -0.8917, 119.8707 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is PLTU - Palu - Mpanau - Tawaeli?
PLTU - Palu - Mpanau - Tawaeli is a 30 MW coal power plant in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Who operates PLTU - Palu - Mpanau - Tawaeli?
PLTU - Palu - Mpanau - Tawaeli is operated by PT. Pusaka Jaya Palu Power.