The following lists some of the larger power stations in
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
. Data are not included for a large number of small isolated plants (mostly diesel) in the Outer Islands. In total, the PLN operated over 5,000 plants across Indonesia in 2010 of which over 4,500 were small diesel plants outside of Java. For further details about existing capacity and operations of the electricity sector, see information about the state-owned Indonesian electricity company ''
Perusahaan Listrik Negara
PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) ( 'State Electricity Company', abbreviated as PLN) is an Indonesian government-owned corporation which has a monopoly on electric power distribution in Indonesia and generates the majority of the country' ...
''.
Non-renewable
Thermal
Thermal power is the largest source of power in
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
. There are different types of
thermal power plants
A thermal power station is a type of power station in which heat energy is converted to electrical energy. In a steam-generating cycle heat is used to boil water in a large pressure vessel to produce high-pressure steam, which drives a steam ...
based on the
fuel used to generate the steam such as
coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen.
Coal is formed when ...
,
gas
Gas is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being solid, liquid, and plasma).
A pure gas may be made up of individual atoms (e.g. a noble gas like neon), elemental molecules made from one type of atom (e.g. oxygen), or ...
,
diesel etc. About 85% of electricity consumed in
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
is generated by thermal power plants.
Bituminous coal or lignite
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''Note: IPP means independent power producer''
=Proposed or under construction
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Gas or liquid fuel
Renewable
Geothermal
''Note: IPP means independent power producer''
Hydroelectric
''Note: IPP means independent power producer''
Pumped-storage hydroelectric
Currently under construction or planned:
Rencana Usaha Penyediaan Tenaga Listrik PT. PLN (Persero)2011 - 2020
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See also
* Energy in Indonesia
*List of largest power stations in the world
This article lists the largest power stations in the world, the ten overall and the five of each type, in terms of current installed electrical capacity. Non-renewable power stations are those that run on coal, fuel oils, nuclear fuel, natural g ...
References
# Large Scale Hydropower Plants in Indonesia by Indonesia Hydro Consult (http://www.arcgis.com/apps/OnePane/basicviewer/index.html?appid=65ed8bc862bd4af09c375d49f9d389d4)
# Small Scale Hydropower Plants in Indonesia by Indonesia Hydro Consult (http://www.arcgis.com/apps/OnePane/basicviewer/index.html?appid=2dffb753a63142b0bf7075389414daae)
{{Asia topic, List of hydroelectric stations in Asia
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
Power stations
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid.
Many po ...
Electric power in Indonesia