Banten Lontar power station

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Banten Lontar power station is an operating power station of at least 945-megawatts (MW) in Kemiri, Tangerang Regency, Banten, Indonesia with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as 龙湾电站.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Banten Lontar power station	Kemiri, Tangerang Regency, Banten, Indonesia	-6.058874, 106.4643 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: -6.058874, 106.4643

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year
Unit 1	operating	coal: unknown, bioenergy: refuse (municipal and industrial wastes), bioenergy: agricultural waste (solids)	315	subcritical	2011
Unit 2	operating	coal: unknown, bioenergy: refuse (municipal and industrial wastes), bioenergy: agricultural waste (solids)	315	subcritical	2012
Unit 3	operating	coal: unknown, bioenergy: refuse (municipal and industrial wastes), bioenergy: agricultural waste (solids)	315	subcritical	2012
Unit 4	construction	coal: unknown	315	ultra-supercritical	2022 (planned)

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	PT PLN (Persero) [100%]	PT PLN (Persero) [100.0%]
Unit 2	PT PLN (Persero) [100%]	PT PLN (Persero) [100.0%]
Unit 3	PT PLN (Persero) [100%]	PT PLN (Persero) [100.0%]
Unit 4	PT PLN (Persero) [100%]	PT PLN (Persero) [100.0%]

Background

According to the Indonesia Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, all three units of the plant are operating. The cost of the plant's development was $808.4 million and was built by "a consortium that included Chinese power equipment giant Dongfang Electric Corp. and Dalle Energy."

Units 1-3 co-fired coal with refuse-derived fuel and rice husk.

Unit 4

According to an article in Diesel and Gas Journal Worldwide, Toshiba is planning to deliver an ultra-supercritical generator for a new unit at Banten Lontar that will enter commercial operation in 2019. It has been permitted.

In June 2016, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo officiated the groundbreaking of the new unit.

In November 2016, it was reported that PLN was set to start construction, with completion targeted in three and a half years. This implies a completion date of 2020. In March 2019, construction was reported to be at 87.86%. In May 2019, it was reported that Unit 4 would be commissioned in September 2019. In March 2020, the project was one of 12 power plants under development in Indonesia to declare 'force majeur' delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

In June 2021 it was reported that Unit 4 was 97.18% complete and that it would be commissioned in 2021. In October 2021 PT PLN announced a target commissioning date of April 2022 for Unit 4.

In August 2022, it was reported that PLN had successfully fired and synchronized unit 4 in July 2022.

In February 2023, the expansion was listed as a 2022 achievement. The unit was presumed to be fully built, but it was unclear that it had reached Commercial Operation (COD).

In May 2023, Unit 4 was described as "under preparation" (Google translate). In June 2023, partner groups in the region reiterated that the unit was not yet operating due to grid overcapacity.

In August 2023, Unit 4 was described as being "capable" (Google translate) of producing 315 MW of electricity, but reporting did not indicate that the unit was actually operating.

Financing

In May 2009, US$565 million in loans was provided for Units 1-3 by China Exim Bank and Bank Bukopin. The remaining US$243.4 million of the US$808.4 million in costs was covered by equity from Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN).

In March 2016, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation committed to providing an export loan of US$107 million for Banten Lontar Unit 4. The loan was co-financed by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, which provided an additional US$72 million loan.

Opposition and impact

In December 2023, an article described the reported impact of the power station on nearby fishermen and farmers.

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Additional data

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