Sulawesi Labota power station is a 3,360 MW coal power station in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is operated by PT Walsin Nickel Industrial Indonesia [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 4.2 million homes (estimated). It ranks #6 of 401 Indonesia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2021, it is around 5 years old — recently built. 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_sulawesilabota_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 · L100000104846; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 3,360 MW, Sulawesi Labota power station is well above the median coal plant in Indonesia (220 MW). Technically it is described as supercritical. 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
- 3.3% of 101,995 MW across 191 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 73 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 Walsin Nickel Industrial Indonesia [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 2.9°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).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an extreme marine/tropical environment (estimated ISO 9223 class CX — Extreme), 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 #4 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
- Sulawesi Mining power station · Coal · 2,080 MW · Sulawesi Tenggara
- Qingdao Zhongsheng captive power station · Coal · 390 MW · Central Sulawesi
- Wanxiang Nickel Indonesia power station · Coal · 130 MW · Central Sulawesi
- Bahodopi Vale Nickel Smelter power station · Gas · 500 MW · Sulawesi
- Larona · Hydro · 165 MW · South Sulawesi
- PT IHIP power station · Coal · 350 MW · Central Sulawesi
Location
Coordinates -2.8679078, 122.1770864 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Sulawesi Labota power station?
Sulawesi Labota power station is a 3,360 MW coal power plant in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, commissioned in 2021.
Who operates Sulawesi Labota power station?
Sulawesi Labota power station is operated by PT Walsin Nickel Industrial Indonesia [100%].