Abandoned House near Cilacap Coal Power Plant

Abandoned house near the Cilacap coal-fired power plant, viewable in the background. The incessant humming and dust pollution from the power plant has driven dozens of residents in the Griya Kencana Permai village housing away from their homes.

Unique identifier: GP01LL2

Type: Image

Shoot date: 23/09/2008

Locations: Central Java, Cilacap Regency, Indonesia, Southeast Asia

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Ardiles Rante

Size: 3000px × 2000px 662KB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Cilacap Coal-Fired Power Plant Documentation in Indonesia

The PLTU Cilacap coal-fired power plant was opened in 2006. The original aim of building the plant was to encourage local economic growth. Many new jobs had been created. But despite the initial hope, the real cost to the Southeast Java town soon became shockingly clear. The pollution from the plant has had serious effects on the health of the people living in the surrounding. A huge number of people suffer from respiratory-related diseases. Many people have been driven away by the coal dust and constant humming coming from the plant.

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