Wayang Windu Geothermal Power Station
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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, totalling the installed capacity to 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 constructions 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 power
Geothermal energy is thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth. Thermal energy is the energy that determines the temperature of matter. Earth's geothermal energy originates from the original formation of the planet and from radioactive decay of minerals...
power station in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. The facility utilizes two units, one with 110 MW and the other with 117 MW, totalling the installed capacity to 227 MW. The power station is located near the town of Pangalengan
Pangalengan
Pangalengan is a Subdistrict in the Bandung Regency, Indonesia. It is located south of the major West Java city of Bandung.Main industries of the Pangalengan district include dairy farming and tourism, the latter arising from the popularity of the many traditional villages and natural attractions...
, 40 km south of Bandung
Bandung
Bandung is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia, and the country's third largest city, and 2nd largest metropolitan area in Indonesia, with a population of 7.4 million in 2007. Located 768 metres above sea level, approximately 140 km southeast of Jakarta, Bandung has cooler...
, West Java
West Java
West Java , with a population of over 43 million, is the most populous and most densely populated province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, it is slightly smaller in area than densely populated Taiwan, but with nearly double the population...
. An estimated cost of US$
United States dollar
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200 million was incurred in constructions 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.See also
- Geothermal power in IndonesiaGeothermal power in IndonesiaGeothermal power in Indonesia is an increasingly significant source of renewable energy. As a result of its volcanic geology, Indonesia has 40% of the world's potential geothermal resources, estimated at 28,000 megawatts ....
- Wayang-WinduWayang-WinduWayang-Windu is a twin volcano that consists of Mount Wayang and Mount Windu. They are located just to the east of the town of Pangalengan in the Bandung Regency in West Java, Indonesia, about 40 km south of the city of Bandung. The area has been an active geothermal project...
- List of geothermal power stations
- List of largest power stations in the world
External links
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