Pomalaa Nickel power station

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Pomalaa Nickel power station is an operating power station of at least 60-megawatts (MW) in Pomalaa, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Pomalaa Nickel power station	Pomalaa, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia	-4.179865, 121.592935 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit S1, Unit S2: -4.179865, 121.592935

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year
Unit S1	operating	coal: unknown	30	subcritical	2016
Unit S2	operating	coal: unknown	30	subcritical	2016

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit S1	PT Aneka Tambang Tbk [100%]	PT Aneka Tambang Tbk [100.0%]
Unit S2	PT Aneka Tambang Tbk [100%]	PT Aneka Tambang Tbk [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

• Captive industry: Nickel, Other Metals & Mining

Background

The 60 MW Pomalaa power station began operating in 2016 and cost $145 million to construct. The plant primarily supplies energy to the Pomalaa ferronickel plant, operated by Pt Aneka Tambang Tbk (Antam). The coal-fired power plant operates alongside diesel power plants which supply an additional 100 MW to the ferronickel production process. The power generation facilities at the ferronickel plant provide excess power of 5 MW, which is then sold to the people of Kolaka Regency.

In November 2023, Antam announced that they planned to stop using coal-fired energy generation. Their 2030-2060 plan instead included plans for a gas-fired power station equipped with carbon capture and storage.

In April 2024, Antam's 2023 Annual Report stated that co-firing had been implemented in the company's coal-fired units, but it was not stated what the alternative fuel was.

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Additional data

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