Jambi-1 power station

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Jambi-1 power station is a shelved power station in Rangkiling Simpang, Mandiangin, Sarolangun, Jambi, Indonesia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Jambi-1 power station	Rangkiling Simpang, Mandiangin, Sarolangun, Jambi, Indonesia	-2.1375, 102.957222 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2: -2.1375, 102.957222

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year
Unit 1	shelved	coal: unknown	300	subcritical	2027 (planned)
Unit 2	shelved	coal: unknown	300	subcritical	2027 (planned)

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

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

Project-level coal details

• Permit(s):

Background

In March 2014, a presentation by PLN showed an 800-MW coal-fired power plant in Jambi Province, projected coming online in 2019 and 2020. According to the Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board, the project will be an IPP project that will utilize low-rank coal reserves available locally. It will be connected to the Sumatra Grid. The implementation schedule is as follows:

• Project Preparation : 2011 - 2012
• Tender : 2013
• Contract Signing : 2014
• Financing/Land Acquisition : 2014 - 2015
• Construction : 2015
• Operation : 2018-2019

As of August 2015, it does not appear that there is an IPP sponsor for the project. In December 2015, the project was included on a list of IPP projects with tentative pre-qualification listed as Mid-Jan 2016 and scheduled completion in 2019.

In the 2016-2025 Long Range Plan (page 140), the size of the project is changed to 2 x 600 MW.

In the 2017-2026 Long Range Plan (page VI-9), the project is split into two projects known as PLTU MT Jambi-1 (2 x 300 MW) and PLTU MT Jambi-2 (2 x 300 MW), along with a note stating that unit size will be adapted to the potential of the mine. Completion is 2021 and 2022.

In the 2018-2027 long-range plan the completion date for both Jambi-1 and Jambi-2 are given as 2022. In July 2018 Indonesia Power stated that it hoped to begin construction in 2019 and commission the plant by 2024. In the 2019-2028 long-range plan the completion date for Jambi-1 Unit 1 is changed to 2023, and Jambi-1 Unit 2 to 2024, while the completion date for Jambi-2 remains 2022.

In April 2019 China Huadian signed a power purchase agreement for the Jambi-2 power station. China Huadian will develop Jambi-2 on a Build, Own, Operate, Transfer (BOOT) basis, which implies that China Huadian will either make equity investments in the project or identify Chinese funding. An undated press release also states that Energy China was awarded the engineering contract for Jambi-2. These press releases all refer to Jambi-2 as 2x350 MW.

In February 2020 the Head of the Sarolangun Regency's Environmental Office said that Jambi-1 had obtained its environmental permit.

In August 2020, PLN announced that it had acquired a mine to supply coal to the Jambi-1 power station.

According to a 2021 plan, the project had an anticipated start date in 2027.

President Xi Jinping's pledge at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2021 that China would stop building coal-fired power plants overseas placed significant doubt over the future of the project.

In September 2021, WALHI, the largest environmental NGO in Indonesia, called for the project to be halted and replaced with renewable energy alternatives.

In January 2022, the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) released an assessment of the potential environmental and public health impacts of Jambi-1 power station. According to CREA, the project's environmental impact assessment (EIA) did not accurately account for air quality impacts. CREA estimated that the project would result in 1,100 premature deaths.

In August 2023, the project was described as being in the "cancellation stage" (Google translate) by PLN.

In December 2023, with over two years since a known update regarding the development of Jambi-1 power station, the project was presumed to be shelved.

In February 2024, a report by Trend Asia and Walhi Jambi argued that Jambi-1 power station and Jambi-2 power station ought to be formally cancelled in upcoming government energy plans. The report highlighted that the projects were already stalled, would have adverse environmental and public health impacts, and would feed an already-oversupplied energy grid.

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