Banten Suralaya power station

Banten Suralaya power station is a 4025-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power complex consisting of 8 generating units located on the northwest tip of the Indonesian island of Java, close to the city of Cilegon and about 150 km west of the capital city of Jakarta Indonesia. A ninth unit of 625 MW has been proposed at the same location. The complex is owned by PT PLN.

Location
The satellite photo below shows Units 1-7 on the southwest side of the complex and Unit 8 on the northeastern side, with a large open-air coal storage area located between.

Background on Plant
The power complex was built in three phases:

Phase I Phase II Phase III Phase IV
 * Unit 1 - 400 MW - 1984
 * Unit 2 - 400 MW - 1985
 * Unit 3 - 400 MW - 1988
 * Unit 4 - 400 MW - 1989
 * Unit 5 - 600 MW - 1996
 * Unit 6 - 600 MW - 1997
 * Unit 7 - 600 MW - 1997
 * Unit 8 - 625 MW - 2011

Proposed Unit 9: 625 MW
According to Platts, another 625 MW unit has been proposed for construction.

Project Details for Unit 9 (625MW) Expansion

 * Sponsor: PT PLN
 * Parent company: government of Indonesia
 * Location: Suralaya, Merak, Kotamadya Cilegon, West Java
 * Coordinates: -5.8892179, 106.0336018
 * Status: Proposed
 * Gross Capacity: 625 MW
 * Type: Subcritical
 * Projected in service: unknown
 * Coal Type: subbituminous
 * Coal Source:
 * Source of financing:

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