The Government Has Issued A Carbon Value Rules For Power Plants, This Is Said By PLN

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has issued Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Regulation Number 16 of 2022 concerning Procedures for the Implementation of Carbon Economic Values for Power Plants to control greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Responding to this, PLN Executive Vice President of Corporate Communications and TJSL Gregorius Adi Trianto said the carbon trading scheme determined in the Permen was in line with the results of the trial through the Subroto Award in 2021.

He explained that the cap counting formula has changed where it was determined based on the average weighted PLTU emission intensity. Of course, there is a PLTU that exceeds the stamp and some are under the stamp.

"PLN will do its best to reduce generating emissions, but if it still exceeds the cap, it will be pursued first through a carbon trading scheme and offsetting activities through PLN generators originating from EBT so that the determination of the cost of production can be reduced and does not affect the basic electricity tariff," he told VOI, Saturday, January 28.

Gregorius added, in carrying out carbon trading, PLN will include the emission intensity parameters into the PLN operating system so that it is hoped that there will be a decrease in GRK emissions in plants that exceed the cap. These efforts will also affect the amount of carbon tax to be imposed.

"Furthermore, PLN is also committed to early retirement on PLTU. This program is closely related to reducing the intensity of GRK emissions in a corporate manner in line with the plan to tighten the provisions of carbon trading," he concluded.

Previously, Acting (Plt) Director General of Electricity Dadan Kusdiana said, in the Ministerial Regulation there were 6 (six) scopes of arrangements which included the stipulation of the Technical Stipulation of Emission Limits (PTBAE), the preparation of the GRK Emission Monitoring Plan for power generation, the determination of the Approval of the Upper Limit Technical Emission of Business Actors (PTBAE-PU), Carbon Trading, compilation of reports on the GRK Emisi of power plants and evaluation of the implementation of Carbon Trade and PTBAE-PU auctions.

"This regulation will serve as a reference in the implementation of Carbon Economic Value (NEK) including carbon trading activities in the sub-sector of power plants. We will not formulate our own mechanisms, but we make sure the regulations that have been prepared together so that they run fairly for our sake, the goal of being with them is to reduce GRK emissions," said Dadan.