Indonesia Collaborates With Japan To Cooperate On Hydrogen And Amonia Development

JAKARTA - Indonesia through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) to promote the development of Hydrogen and Amongia in Indonesia.

Director General of New, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation, Eniya Listiani Dewi said, based on the agreed MOC, JICA plans to launch a new collection survey data regarding the supply chain of Hydrogen and Amongia by the end of 2024.

Through these efforts, the public and private sectors in Indonesia and Japan will work together to encourage the energy transition through the Correctional Hydrogen, Amonia, and other new energy.

Eniya said that Indonesia had launched the National Hydrogen Strategy at the end of 2023, as a guideline for stakeholders for the use of hydrogen.

The National Hydrogen Roadmap has also been prepared, which is equipped with a detailed target and an annual action plan until 2060, which will become a consensus in June 2024.

"Currently we are preparing Indonesian Hydrogen Standards and the Standards for the Classification of Indonesia's Hydrogen Business Sector, so that the hydrogen ecosystem can be realized as soon as possible. An academic manuscript is also being prepared which is targeted for completion in September 2024", said Eniya, Friday, June 7.

Eniya continued, Indonesia has now started the use of hydrogen, where PT Nusantara Power, a subsidiary of PT PLN (Persero) has launched the first 100 percent Green Hydrogen Plant located in Jakarta.

Currently, he said, there are several hydrogen projects underway in Indonesia, including hybrid green hydrogen from the solar and bayu in East Sumba, hydrogen plants based on hydropower in North Kalimantan and Papua and pioneering projects in Ulubelu that use geothermal condensates.

Some of these projects provide an overview of Indonesia's efforts to explore various sustainable methods for hydrogen production.

With the large use of hydrogen and ammonia, Indonesia wants to become a major player in the global hydrogen market, and become a regional hydrogen center.

Because of the position near one of the strategic sea routes in the world, namely the Malacca Strait, Indonesia has a strategic position to export green hydrogen to various countries in Asia-Pacific and other countries outside the area.

"We will develop a comprehensive hydrogen ecosystem, which consists of production, storage, transportation and utilization. We believe that with the support of partner countries such as Japan, in an effort to prepare a competitive hydrogen ecosystem, Indonesia can achieve its vision to become the center of world hydrogen", concluded Eniya.