Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes power station

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Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes power station is an operating power station of at least 114-megawatts (MW) in Kawasi, Obi, South Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as 新兴铸管镍铁园区自备电厂.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes power station	Kawasi, Obi, South Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia	-1.530514, 127.418975 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5: -1.530514, 127.418975

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year
Unit 1	operating	coal: unknown	38	unknown	2017
Unit 2	operating	coal: unknown	38	unknown	2017
Unit 3	operating	coal: unknown	38	unknown	2017
Unit 4	cancelled	coal: unknown	65	unknown	–
Unit 5	cancelled	coal: unknown	65	unknown	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	PT Megah Surya Pertiwi [100%]	Xinxing Qiyun Investment Holdings Co Ltd [40.0%]; PT Trimegah Bangun Persada Tbk [30.0%]; Harita Group [20.0%]; PT Gane Permai Sentosa [10.0%]
Unit 2	PT Megah Surya Pertiwi [100%]	Xinxing Qiyun Investment Holdings Co Ltd [40.0%]; PT Trimegah Bangun Persada Tbk [30.0%]; Harita Group [20.0%]; PT Gane Permai Sentosa [10.0%]
Unit 3	PT Megah Surya Pertiwi [100%]	Xinxing Qiyun Investment Holdings Co Ltd [40.0%]; PT Trimegah Bangun Persada Tbk [30.0%]; Harita Group [20.0%]; PT Gane Permai Sentosa [10.0%]
Unit 4	PT Megah Surya Pertiwi [100%]	Xinxing Qiyun Investment Holdings Co Ltd [40.0%]; PT Trimegah Bangun Persada Tbk [30.0%]; Harita Group [20.0%]; PT Gane Permai Sentosa [10.0%]
Unit 5	PT Megah Surya Pertiwi [100%]	Xinxing Qiyun Investment Holdings Co Ltd [40.0%]; PT Trimegah Bangun Persada Tbk [30.0%]; Harita Group [20.0%]; PT Gane Permai Sentosa [10.0%]

Project-level captive use details

• Captive industry: Nickel, Other Metals & Mining

Background

The 3 x 38 MW MSP Pulau Obi power station provides electricity to the Megah Surya Pertiwi ferronickel smelter in Pulau Obi, Indonesia. Construction on the smelter and the power station began in 2015, with a total investment in the facility of USD 380 million.

Construction of the first three ferronickel production lines and of the coal-fired power station was reportedly completed in 2016.

As of April 2017, the plant was owned by Xinxing Ductile Iron and powers Xinxing's nickel works in Morowali.

According to Xinxing Casting Pipe Co., the shareholders in PT MEGAH SURYA PERTIWI (MSP), the power station's operator, were Xinxing Qiyun Investment Holdings Co., Ltd., TBP, HARITA Group, and GPS.

Construction of Units 4-5 reportedly began in January 2019. However, with no additional information on the expansion project, the two units were presumed to be shelved in 2021.

Planet imagery showed significant development around the site in 2022 and 2023. The fate of Units 4 and 5 was unknown.

In January 2023, with four years since any known update about Units 4 and 5, they were presumed to be cancelled.

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