It was built to supply the South coast of East Timor with electricity, while the North coast is supplied by the Hera power station.

[1][2] It has a total output of 136 MW, supplied by eight Wärtsilä 18V46 engine generators.

[3] For comparison, the capacity of the Hera power station is slightly lower at 119 MW.

[4] The power station was built by China Nuclear Industry 22nd Construction Company (CNI22).

[1] It is owned by Electricidade de Timor-Leste (EDTL), but operated by the Indonesian company Puri Akraya Engineering Ltd.[5] In October 2017, Wartsilä signed a new five-year contract for maintenance of the power station.