Tanjung Awar-Awar power station

Tanjung Awar-Awar power station is a newly constructed 700-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station near Tuban in East Java, Indonesia.

Location
The undated satellite photo below shows the construction site, which is located on the coast about 8 km northwest of Tuban on the northern coast of East Java.

Background
This project is part of Fast Track Program 10,000 MW Phase 1 (FTP-1). Under a presidential decree issued on July 5, 2006 and amended on December 23, 2009, the government of Indonesia directed PT PLN to establish coal-fired steam power plants (PLTU) in 37 different locations throughout Indonesia. The 10 projects identified in FTP-1 included 10 with a total capacity of 7,490 MW in Java-Bali; 12 with capacity of 1,600 MW in West Indonesia and 15 with capacity of 885 MW in East Indonesia. Photos on the PT PLN website show the the project in advanced stages of construction.

Project Details

 * Sponsor: PT PLN (Persero)
 * Parent company: government of Indonesia
 * Location: Desa Wadung, Kecamatan Jenu, Kapupaten Tuban, Jawa Timur (Wadung village, Jenu subdistrict, Tuban district, East Java)
 * Coordinates: -6.8105242, 111.9955033 (exact)
 * Status: Unit 1: Operating; Unit 2: Operating
 * Gross Capacity: 700 MW (2 x 350 MW)
 * Type: Subcritical
 * In service: Unit 1: December 2012; Unit 2: October 2013
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