Pomalaa Nickel power station is a 60 MW coal power plant in , Indonesia. It is operated by PT Aneka Tambang Tbk [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 75k homes (estimated). It ranks #317 of 401 Indonesia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2016, it is around 10 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_pomalaanickel_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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000102801; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 60 MW, Pomalaa Nickel power station is below 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
- less than 0.1% of 101,995 MW across 191 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 45 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 Aneka Tambang Tbk [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) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 4.2°S — 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 #168 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
- Kluster Poci power station · Gas · 200 MW · South East Sulawes
- BMPP Nusantara-2 power station · Gas · 60 MW · Southeast Sulawesi
- Sulbagsel-1 power station · Gas · 1,000 MW · South Sulawesi
- Delong Nickel Phase I power station · Coal · 530 MW · Southeast Sulawesi
- Sulbagsel-2 power station · Gas · 300 MW · South Sulawesi
- Delong Nickel Phase II power station · Coal · 1,840 MW · Southeast Sulawesi
Location
Coordinates -4.179865, 121.592935 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Pomalaa Nickel power station?
Pomalaa Nickel power station is a 60 MW coal power plant in , Indonesia, commissioned in 2016.
Who operates Pomalaa Nickel power station?
Pomalaa Nickel power station is operated by PT Aneka Tambang Tbk [100%].