Riam Kanan/pangeran Muhamad Nur is a 30 MW hydro power plant in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is operated by PLN. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 30k homes (estimated). It ranks #356 of 401 Indonesia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1973, it is around 53 years old — an older, legacy facility. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 7.3% 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 WRI1001004.
Data status
Known data
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Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100001054751; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 30 MW, Riam Kanan/pangeran Muhamad Nur is around the median hydro plant in Indonesia (30 MW). Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Indonesia hydro capacity
- 0.7% of 4,561 MW across 41 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 1 of 15 dated hydro plants in Indonesia is older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest hydro plants in Indonesia
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by PLN. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 3.5°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 #21 largest hydro power plant of 41 in Indonesia by capacity.
Indonesia has 41 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 4,561 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- PLTU Asam-asam 1 & 2 · Coal · 260 MW · South Kalimantan
- Kalsel 1 power station · Gas · 100 MW · South Kalimantan
- Kalteng-1 Pulang Pisau power station · Coal · 120 MW · Central Kalimantan
- Kalimantan Cement Works power station · Coal · 55 MW ·
Location
Coordinates -3.5156, 115.0074 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Riam Kanan/pangeran Muhamad Nur?
Riam Kanan/pangeran Muhamad Nur is a 30 MW hydro power plant in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, commissioned in 1973.
Who operates Riam Kanan/pangeran Muhamad Nur?
Riam Kanan/pangeran Muhamad Nur is operated by PLN.