Mentarang Induk Hydroelectric Power Plant

Mentarang Induk Hydroelectric Power Plant
Mentarang Induk Hydroelectric Power Plant
Location in Kalimantan, Indonesia
Mentarang Induk Hydroelectric Power Plant
Mentarang Induk Hydroelectric Power Plant (Indonesia)
Official namePembangkit Listrik Tenaga Air Mentarang Induk
CountryIndonesia
LocationMalinau Regency, North Kalimantan
Coordinates3°36′N 116°12′E / 3.6°N 116.2°E / 3.6; 116.2
PurposePower generation
StatusUnder construction
Construction began2023
Opening date2029 (expected)
Construction costUS$2.6–3.2 billion (estimated)
OwnerPT Kayan Hydropower Nusantara
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsMentarang River
Power Station
TurbinesHydropower, reservoir-regulated run-of-river
Installed capacity1,375 MW

Mentarang Induk Hydroelectric Power Plant (Indonesian: Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Air Mentarang Induk), commonly abbreviated as MIHEP, is a 1,375 MW hydroelectric power project under development on the Mentarang River in Malinau Regency, North Kalimantan, Indonesia. The project is being developed by PT Kayan Hydropower Nusantara (KHN), a joint venture owned by AlamTri Resources (50%), Sarawak Energy (25%), and PT Kayan Patria Pratama (25).

MIHEP is intended to provide renewable baseload electricity primarily to the KIPI Tanah Kuning, one of Indonesia's largest industrial development zones focusing on green metals, nickel processing, and aluminium smelting.