Sumatera/Banda Aceh power station — Indonesia

Sumatera/Banda Aceh power station is a 80 MW gas power plant in Sumatera, Indonesia. It ranks #293 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 GOGPT_sumaterabandaaceh_indone.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 80 MW, Sumatera/Banda Aceh power station is below the median gas plant in Indonesia (150 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #112 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

• Sumbagut/Banda Aceh sewa power station · Gas · 50 MW · Sumatra
• Riau Kemitraan power station · Coal · 1,200 MW · Riau
• PLTU Ombilin - Sijantang - Sawahlunto · Coal · 200 MW · West Sumatra
• PLTMG Panaran · Gas · 24 MW · Riau
• Singkarak · Hydro · 175 MW · West Sumatra
• Koto Panjang Kampar · Hydro · 114 MW · West Sumatra

Location

Coordinates -0.5, 101.5 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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