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Largest hydropower plants in Indonesia

114 hydro records for Indonesia carry a capacity figure: 23.1 GW in total, 8.6 GW of it operating across 85 records. Operating and announced are ranked separately. Every row links to its record and its public source; the country as a whole is on the Indonesia market page.

Largest operating hydropower plants in Indonesia

#ProjectDeveloperCapacityStage
1CirataI & IIPLN - Java Bali Generation Unit / PT. PJB1,008 MWOperational
2Cirata hydroelectric plantPT PLN Nusantara Power PT1,008 MWOperational
3Saguling hydroelectric plantPT PLN Indonesia Power701 MWOperational
4PLTA KerinciPT Kerinci Merangin Hidro350 MWOperational
5Tangga hydroelectric plantPT INALUM (Persero)317 MWOperational
6Sigura Gura hydroelectric plantPT INALUM (Persero)286 MWOperational
7Musi hydroelectric plantPT PLN (Persero)210 MWOperational
8Poso Extension Stage 2 hydroelectric plantPT Poso Energy200 MWOperational
9Poso 2 hydroelectric plantPT Poso Energy195 MWOperational
10Jatiluhur hydroelectric plantPT PLN (Persero)187 MWOperational
11PB Sudirman hydroelectric plantPT PLN Indonesia Power181 MWOperational
12PLTA Panglima Besar SoedirmanPLN - PT. Indonesia Power181 MWOperational
13Asahan I180 MWOperational
14Asahan 1 hydroelectric plantPT PLN Nusantara Power PT180 MWOperational
15Singkarak hydroelectric plantPT PLN (Persero)175 MWOperational
16Asahan 3 hydroelectric plantPT PLN (Persero)174 MWOperational
17Larona hydroelectric plantPT Vale Indonesia Tbk165 MWOperational
18Balambano hydroelectric plantPT Vale Indonesia Tbk140 MWOperational
19Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Air Bakaru130 MWOperational
20Bakaru hydroelectric plantPT PLN (Persero)126 MWOperational
21Maninjau IIIPLN-South Sumatera Generation Unit123 MWOperational
22Poso Extension Stage 1 hydroelectric plantPT. Hadji Kalla120 MWOperational
23Koto Panjang hydroelectric plantPT PLN (Persero)114 MWOperational
24Jatigede hydroelectric plantPT PLN (Persero)110 MWOperational
25PLTA BalambanoPT Vale Indonesia110 MWOperational
26Sutami / Karangkates - BrantasPLN - Java Bali Generation Unit / PT. PJB105 MWOperational
27Sutami hydroelectric plantPT PLN Nusantara Power PT105 MWOperational
28Besai - Way KananPLN-South Sumatera Generation Unit93 MWOperational
29Karebbe hydroelectric plantPT International Nickel Indonesia Tbk90 MWOperational
30Malea hydroelectric plantPT PLN (Persero)90 MWOperational

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Under construction or announced

#ProjectDeveloperCapacityStage
1Kayan 5 hydroelectric plantPT Kayan Hydro Energy3,300 MWDevelopment
2Kayan 3 hydroelectric plantPT Kayan Hydro Energy1,800 MWDevelopment
3Kayan 4 hydroelectric plantPT Kayan Hydro Energy1,800 MWDevelopment
4Mentarang hydroelectric plantPT Kayan Hydro Energy1,375 MWConstruction
5Kayan 2 hydroelectric plantPT Kayan Hydro Energy1,200 MWDevelopment
6Kayan 1 hydroelectric plantPT Kayan Hydro Energy900 MWDevelopment
7Batang Toru hydroelectric plantPT Dharma Hydro Nusantara510 MWConstruction
8Kerinci Merangin hydroelectric plantPT Kerinci Merangin Hydro420 MWConstruction
9Poso 3 hydroelectric plantPT Poso Energy400 MWDevelopment
10Tumbuan Mamuju Bawah hydroelectric plantKalla Group360 MWConcept
11Batoq Kelo hydroelectric plantPT Tujuan Mulia Makmur300 MWConcept
12Muara Juloi hydroelectric plantKorea Midland Power CO LTD (KOMIPO)284 MWConcept
13Buttu Batu hydroelectric plantPT Amera Terrasys Energi200 MWDevelopment
14Karama hydroelectric plantPT Sulbar Group190 MWDevelopment
15Bakaru 2 hydroelectric plantPT PLN (Persero)140 MWDevelopment
16Pokko hydroelectric plantPT PLN (Persero)125 MWDevelopment
17Peusangan 4 hydroelectric plantPT Wijaya Karya (Persero)120 MWDevelopment
18Tabang hydroelectric plant110 MWDevelopment
19Bendungan Merangin hydroelectric plant107 MWDevelopment
20Bongka hydroelectric plantSoma Power Indonesia100 MWDevelopment
21Bonto Batu hydroelectric plantPT Sulawesi Mini Hydro Power100 MWDevelopment
22Krueng Teunom hydroelectric plantPT Energy Management Indonesia100 MWConcept
23Nanga Pinoh hydroelectric plantPT PLN (Persero)100 MWConcept
24Tanjung Sakti hydroelectric plant94 MWConcept
25Sesayap hydroelectric plant90 MWConcept
26Simonggo 2 hydroelectric plant90 MWConcept
27Tumbuan Mamuju Atas hydroelectric plantKalla Group90 MWConcept
28Peusanga hydroelectric plantPT PLN (Persero)88 MWConstruction
29Poso 4 hydroelectric plantPT Poso Energy30 MWConcept

The Indonesia hydro records as a file

Rows from redistributable sources only, CC BY 4.0, issued to a work email.

Questions about hydro in Indonesia

What is the largest hydropower plant in Indonesia?+

The largest operating hydropower plant on record in Indonesia is CirataI & II at 1,008 MW, developed by PLN - Java Bali Generation Unit / PT. PJB. Ranked by the capacity figure in the public source named on the record, whole project rather than any partner's share.

What is the largest hydropower plant planned in Indonesia?+

Kayan 5 hydroelectric plant at 3,300 MW, at development stage. Of the 23.1 GW of hydro on record for Indonesia, 8.6 GW is operating; the rest is announced or being built.

How many hydropower plants does Indonesia have?+

Solandor holds 114 hydro records for Indonesia with a stated capacity, 85 of them operating. That is the public record from the datasets named on each row, not a census: small plants below tracker thresholds are missing from the sources and so from here.