Official! RI Agrees To Sell Electricity To Singapore

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Second Minister for Trade and Industry Singapore Tan See Leng at the Office of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jakarta, today.

Secretary General (Sekjen) of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Dadan Kusdiana said the signing of the MoU was related to low-energy carbon and cross-border electrical interconnection between Indonesia and Singapore.

"The MoU discusses the cooperation between electricity trading and low carbon. This is also a continuation of the ASEAN Meeting in Bali and this will increase interconnection in ASEAN," Dadan said as quoted from the official website of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Friday, September 8.

Dadan said the cooperation also includes other things, such as the development of a commercial low-carbon energy project, including interconnections for cross-border electricity trade between Indonesia and Singapore, as approved by the governments of Indonesia and Singapore.

Then, exchange of information about regulatory policies and approvals as well as a framework to enable commercial cross-border electric trading projects.

Next, facilitate the development of cross-border electricity trading projects, including carbon credit in accordance with their respective laws and regulations.

"This MoU will be valid for five years and can be extended for the next five years," he said.

He added that the MoU related to this energy complements the previous MoU that had been signed between the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) Singapore on January 21, 2022.

The cooperation includes the development of low-carbon energy technology (solar PV, hydrogen, and CCS/CCUS), development of regional electricity networks, cross-border interconnection and energy trade, facilitation of energy project financing, and development of related human resources.

Meanwhile, the Director General of Electricity at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jisman P. Hutajulu, said that the execution of the memorandum of understanding regarding electricity interconnection was still waiting for a request from Singapore to be consolidated with PT. PLN (Persero).

"So, PLN will be in front for the management of the transmission, so that it doesn't collapse, it must be consolidated," he added.