Wlingi - Brantas is a 54 MW hydro power plant in East Java, Indonesia. It is operated by PLN - Java Bali Generation Unit / PT. PJB. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 54k homes (estimated). It ranks #328 of 401 Indonesia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1979, it is around 47 years old — long-established. 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 WRI1001045.
Data status
Known data
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Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100001023096; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 54 MW, Wlingi - Brantas is well above the median hydro plant in Indonesia (30 MW). Technically it is described as conventional storage. 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
- 1.2% of 4,561 MW across 41 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 3 of 15 dated hydro 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 hydro plants in Indonesia
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by PLN - Java Bali Generation Unit / PT. PJB. 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 monsoon climate (Köppen Am) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 8.1°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 #18 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
- Wonorejo - Pamekasan · Hydro · 6.3 MW · East Java
- Sutami / Karangkates - Brantas · Hydro · 105 MW · East Java
- Lodoyo - Brantas · Hydro · 4.5 MW · East Java
- Mendalan - Brantas · Hydro · 23 MW · East Java
- Sengguruh - Brantas · Hydro · 29 MW · East Java
- Tulungagung - Brantas · Hydro · 36 MW · East Java
Location
Coordinates -8.0776, 112.3311 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Wlingi - Brantas?
Wlingi - Brantas is a 54 MW hydro power plant in East Java, Indonesia, commissioned in 1979.
Who operates Wlingi - Brantas?
Wlingi - Brantas is operated by PLN - Java Bali Generation Unit / PT. PJB.