Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes power station is a 217 MW coal power station in North Maluku, Indonesia. It is operated by PT Megah Surya Pertiwi [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 272k homes (estimated). It ranks #160 of 401 Indonesia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2017, it is around 9 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_xinxingductileironpi_indon.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 152 MW for Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 217 MW, Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes power station is around the median coal plant in Indonesia (220 MW). 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
- 0.2% of 101,995 MW across 191 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 51 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 Megah Surya Pertiwi [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 1.5°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).
How it compares & nearby plants
The #98 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
- PT Halmahera Persada Lygend Nickel Smelter power station · Coal · 2,390 MW · North Maluku
- Jinchuan Group WP&RKA power station · Coal · 150 MW · North Maluku
Location
Coordinates -1.530514, 127.418975 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes power station?
Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes power station is a 217 MW coal power plant in North Maluku, Indonesia, commissioned in 2017.
Who operates Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes power station?
Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes power station is operated by PT Megah Surya Pertiwi [100%].