East Halmahera power station

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East Halmahera power station is a proposed 180-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in East Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia.

Location

The map below shows the location of the nickel mine in Tanjung Buli, East Halmahera, North Maluku, where the plant will be built.

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Background on Plant

The plant is a joint project between PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam (PTBA) and PT Aneka Tambang (ANTM) to power ANTM's new ferronickel plant in Tanjung Buli, East Halmahera, North Maluku. In March 2019 PTBA and ANTM stated that the project would be 3 x 60 MW and is scheduled for completion in 2023. In October 2019 PTBA announced that it was investing Rp 2.59 trillion (US$185 million) in the project, now described as a 2 x 45 MW plant.

Project Details

• Sponsor: PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam; PT Aneka Tambang
• Parent company: PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam 75%; PT Aneka Tambang 25%
• Location: Tanjung Buli, East Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia
• Coordinates: 0.8325084, 128.2852732 (approximate)
• Status: Announced
• Gross Capacity: 90 MW (2 x 45 MW)
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• Start date: 2023
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