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Wayang Windu Geothermal Power Station

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Country
  
Indonesia

Status
  
Operational

Type
  
Flash steam

Province
  
West Java

Owner
  
Star Energy

Nameplate capacity
  
227 MW; 354 MW (Planned)

Location
  
Pangalengan, West Java

Commission date
  
1999

Min. source temp.
  
>300 °C (572 °F)

Units operational
  
1 × 110 MW; 1 × 117 MW

Construction cost
  
>US$200 million

Wayang Windu Geothermal Power Station

Address
  
Gunung Wayang,, Tarumajaya, Margamukti, Kertasari, Bandung, Jawa Barat 40378, Indonesia

The Wayang Windu Geothermal Power Station is the largest geothermal power station in Indonesia. The facility utilizes two units, one with 110 MW and the other with 117 MW, with a total installed capacity of 227 MW. The power station is located near the town of Pangalengan, 40 km south of Bandung, West Java. An estimated cost of US$200 million was incurred in construction and development. A third unit of 127 MW is being planned and expected to be onstream by mid-2013.

The arrangements to establish and operate the Wayang Windu plant were part of the overall policy towards the development of geothermal energy in Indonesia

Geothermal field

The area of the Wayang Windu geothermal field is in the order of 40 km². This reservoir is liquid-dominated, overlaid by three separate vapour-dominated reservoirs.

References

Wayang Windu Geothermal Power Station Wikipedia