Global InformationBatang Toru hydropower project information
| Batang Toru Hydropower Project | |
|---|---|
  Location of Batang Toru Hydropower Project in Indonesia | |
| Official name | Batang Toru Hydropower Project |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Location | Sipirok, Marancar, Batang Toru Batang Toru |
| Coordinates | 1°34′49.4″N 99°10′07.8″E / 1.580389°N 99.168833°E |
| Purpose | Water storage and Power generation |
| Status | Under construction |
| Construction began | December 21, 2015 |
| Opening date | 2022 |
| Owner(s) | PT North Sumatera Hydro Energy |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Batang Toru River |
| Power Station | |
| Turbines | 4 x 127.5 MW |
| Installed capacity | 510 MW |
| Annual generation | 2,124 GWh |
Batang Toru hydropower plant is an under construction hydropower plant project located in Batang Toru River in South Tapanuli District of North Sumatra Province in Indonesia. The power plant is scheduled to be operational in 2022 and designed to be 4x127.5 MW in capacity. Batang Toru hydropower plant is developed by PT North Sumatra Hydro Energy (PT NSHE),[1] a company founded in 2008. The pre-construction phase of the power plant has been started after the Purchasing Power Agreement (PPA) contract with the National Electricity Company (PLN) was signed on December 21, 2015.
According to the Indonesian newspaper, Investor Daily, the Batang Toru hydropower plant would reduce carbon emissions by around 1.6 million tonnes of CO2 per year, or the equivalent of planting 12.3 million trees.[2]
Batang Toru hydropower plant is meant to contribute to 15% of North Sumatra peak load electricity needs. The project is a part of Indonesian National Strategic Program to build a number power plants with the total capacity of 35,000 MW. The project is also a part of the national effort in reducing global warming through reduction of carbon emissions, an implementation of the Paris Agreement ratified by the Indonesian Government in Law No.16/2016. Batang Toru hydropower plant is set to contribute to carbon emission reduction at 1.6-2.2 MTon per year or 4% of the national target from the energy sector which equal to carbon absorption by 12.3 million trees.[3]
The plant's construction was delayed in 2020 following funding concerns related to the environment (see Controversies below) and COVID-19.[4] Due to this, state-owned electricity company PLN, requested to push the facility’s launch of commercial operations back from 2022 to 2025.[5] As of 2022, PLN, along with Indonesian private companies, is still planning to build a hydroelectric plant on the area.[6]
- ^ "NSHE PLTA Batang Toru | PT. North Sumatera Hydro Energy". nshe-hydro.com. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ investor.id. "PLTA Batang Toru Setara 12 Juta Pohon". investor.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ BeritaSatu.com. "PLTA Batang Toru Setara 12 Juta Pohon". beritasatu.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ "Dam that threatens orangutan habitat faces three-year delay". Mongabay Environmental News. 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ^ thejakartapost.com. "Batang Toru $1.5b hydropower plant may be delayed by years". thejakartapost.com. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ^ Dewanto, Fadjar Ari (2022-07-08). "Analisa Hydrology dan Geologi Sungai Batang Toru -". Berita Daerah. Retrieved 2022-07-09.