Heaptalk, Jakarta — PT PLN (Persero), through its subsidiary PLN Nusantara Power (PLN NP), inaugurated the first Green Hydrogen Plant (GHP) in Indonesia, which is located in the Muara Karang Steam Gas Power Plant (PLTGU) area, Jakarta (10/09).
This GHP is produced by 100% New Renewable Energy (NRE) and can produce 51 tons of hydrogen annually. Green Hydrogen is a clean energy source that only emits water vapor and does not leave residue in the air or increase greenhouse gas carbon emissions.
Director General of New, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Yudo Dwinanda Priaadi, delivered that Green hydrogen is an alternative fuel for the future. Green hydrogen is one of the main pillars in the energy transition to achieve the Net Zero Emissions (NZE) target by 2060.
“This is a true breakthrough! From now on, green hydrogen is a game changer in the energy transition. Indonesia’s government will continue developing this sector, conduct studies, and formulate more comprehensive policies to encourage generating green hydrogen in Indonesia.” affirmed Yudo.
Further, he also added that the archipelago possesses significant opportunities related to green hydrogen development. With this extensive potential, Yudo claimed that Singapore intends to absorb green hydrogen production from Indonesia. For this reason, he will continue to perform strategic development, one of which is building storage to increase the output of GHP.
In response to this effort, the President Director of PLN, Darmawan Prasodjo, conveyed that the matter is a real collaboration between the company and the Indonesia Ministry of ESDM to expedite the energy transition. Maximizing existing facilities at PLTGU allows the entity to utilize 100% of EBT into green hydrogen.
The PLN Nusantara Power’s GHP is produced by Solar Power Plants (PLTS) in the PLTGU Muara Karang area. Apart from being made from installed PLTS, green hydrogen also comes from purchasing Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) from the Geothermal Power Plant (PLTP) in Kamojang. From the 51 tons of total hydrogen production annually, around 43 tons can be used for approximately 147 four-wheeled vehicles covering a distance of 100 km daily.
“If fuel vehicle emissions are 2.4 kg CO2 every 10 kilometers, using green hydrogen can avoid emissions of 1,920 tons of CO2 per year,” affirmed Darmawan.
Apart from using this energy to reduce vehicle emissions, hydrogen can also be utilized in several industrial sectors, such as steel making, concrete production, and manufacturing chemicals and fertilizers. Using this energy will simplify various industrial sectors with a high complexity to be electrified, such as the steel, aviation, heavy vehicle, and shipping industries.
“GHP in Muara Karang is a starting point. As a part of our further plan, we will replicate GHP at the PLN Nusantara Power plant, which has a hydrogen plant on the Java island to produce around 150 tons per year.” concluded the President Director of PLN Nusantara Power, Ruly Firmansyah. (Haris Sunandar)
