Bangko Tengah power station

Bangko Tengah power station is a proposed 2,400 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in in South Sumatra, Indonesia.

Location
The map below shows the location of Bangko Tengah, South Sumatra, the approximate location where the plant will be built.

Background
In 2009, the Environmental Defense Fund reported that the plant comprises four 600 MW generating units. According to a 2011 report, PT Bukit Asam Tbk (PTBA), a major coal mining company, won the bid to build the first two units of the Bangko Tengah mine-mouth coal plant in Tanjung Enim, South Sumatra. Construction was scheduled to begin in late 2012. The first unit of the plant is projected to operate June 2016, followed by unit 2 in September of the same year. The plant will be built by Bukit Asam with China Huadian Corporation. Bukit Asam has 45 percent stake while China Huadian has 55 percent.

Project Details

 * Sponsor: China Huadian Indonesia 55%; Bukit Asam 45%
 * Parent company: China Huadian Group Corp.
 * Location: Bangko Tengah, South Sumatra
 * Coordinates: -0.589724, 101.3431058 (approximate)
 * Status: Units 1 and 2: Under development; Units 3 and 4: Proposed
 * Gross Capacity: 2400 MW
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 * Projected in service: Units 1 and 2: 2016; Units 3 and 4: Unknown
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