Tabalong Wisesa power station is a 60 MW coal power plant in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is operated by PT Makmur Sejahtera Wisesa [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 75k homes (estimated). It ranks #318 of 401 Indonesia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2013, it is around 13 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_tabalongwisesa_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 · L100000102786; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 60 MW, Tabalong Wisesa 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
- 28 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 Makmur Sejahtera Wisesa [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 2.2°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).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness 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 #169 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
- Tabalong power station · Coal · 200 MW · South Kalimantan
- Kalsel 1 power station · Gas · 100 MW · South Kalimantan
- Kalimantan Cement Works power station · Coal · 55 MW ·
- Kalteng-1 Pulang Pisau power station · Coal · 120 MW · Central Kalimantan
- Bangkanai I power station · Gas · 144 MW · Central Kalimantan
- Bangkanai II power station · Gas · 140 MW · Central Kalimantan
Location
Coordinates -2.158586, 115.445925 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Tabalong Wisesa power station?
Tabalong Wisesa power station is a 60 MW coal power plant in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, commissioned in 2013.
Who operates Tabalong Wisesa power station?
Tabalong Wisesa power station is operated by PT Makmur Sejahtera Wisesa [100%].