The Wayang Windu Geothermal Power Station is the largest
geothermal power station 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 ...
. The facility utilizes two units, one with 110
MW and the other with 117 MW, with a total installed capacity of 227 MW. The power station is located near the town of
Pangalengan
Pangalengan is a district (''Kecamatan'') in the Bandung Regency, Indonesia. It is located south of the major West Java city of Bandung.
Main industries of the Pangalengan district include dairy farming and tourism, the latter arising from the po ...
, 40 km south of
Bandung
Bandung ( su, ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, Bandung, ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of West Java. It has a population of 2,452,943 within its city limits according to the official estimates as at mid 2021, making it the fourth most ...
,
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retrieved 21 August 2010 West Java
West Java ( id, Jawa Barat, su, ᮏᮝ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪, romanized ''Jawa Kulon'') is a province of Indonesia on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten ...
. An estimated cost of US$200 million was incurred in construction and development. A third unit of 127 MW is being planned and expected to be onstream by mid-2013.
The arrangements to establish and operate the Wayang Windu plant were part of the overall policy towards the development of
geothermal energy in Indonesia
Geothermal power in Indonesia is an increasingly significant source of renewable energy. As a result of its volcanic geology, it is often reported that Indonesia has 40% of the world's potential geothermal resources, estimated at 28,000 megawatt ...
Geothermal field
The area of the Wayang Windu geothermal field is in the order of . This reservoir is liquid-dominated, overlaid by three separate vapour-dominated reservoirs.
Ian Bogie at el.:''Overview of the Wayang Windu geothermal field, West Java, Indonesia'', Science Direct 16 May 2008.
retrieved 21 August 2010
See also
* Geothermal power in Indonesia
Geothermal power in Indonesia is an increasingly significant source of Renewable Energy, renewable energy. As a result of its Volcanism of Indonesia, volcanic geology, it is often reported that Indonesia has 40% of the world's potential geotherma ...
* Wayang-Windu
Wayang-Windu is a twin volcano that consists of Mount Wayang ( Indonesian: ''Gunung Wayang'', "Mount Shadow") and Mount Windu. They are located just to the east of the town of Pangalengan in the Bandung Regency (''Kabupaten'' or ''District'') in ...
* List of geothermal power stations
This is a list of operational geothermal power stations with a current installed capacity of at least 10 MW.
The Geysers in California, United States is the largest geothermal power station in the world with a nameplate capacity
Nameplate ...
* 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 ...
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Geothermal power stations in Indonesia
Buildings and structures in West Java