PLN Excess Electricity Supply, Green Industry Project Becomes A Solution

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JAKARTA - PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) or PLN is currently experiencing oversupply or excess supply. In fact, there is even greater potential until the end of this year. To overcome this, the development of a green industry cluster ecosystem is the solution.

As is known, PT PLN (Persero) together with PT Pertamina (Persero) and PT Pupuk Indonesia (Persero) have just signed a cooperation agreement to build a green industrial cluster or green industry cluster for the manufacture of ammonia and hydrogen.

The President Director of PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) or PLN, Darmawan Prasodjo, explained that the excess supply of electricity was due to the lack of demand for existing electricity.

"PLN is currently experiencing an extraordinary oversupply. In Java alone, at the end of this year there will be an addition of about 6 Gigawatts. While the increase in demand is around 800 Megawatts, there are approximately 5 Gigawatts remaining," he said in a virtual signing of Green Industry, Wednesday, February 23.

According to Darmawan, apart from the potential for additional supply on the island of Java, there is potential for additional sources from Papua Province. The amount of potential reaches 23 Gigawatt.

Therefore, said Darmawan, PLN is facing extraordinary challenges, where the source of energy and the demand for energy are not connected.

"How does this connect? Of course we build an energy storage system that is able to transform this energy in a fairly long period of time, but it is also still economical," he said.

In accordance with the direction of SOE Minister Erick Thohir, Darmawan said it was necessary to build a solid ecosystem to connect them. According to him, the directive can be interpreted as entering into efforts to build this green industry cluster.

"In that context, the existence of a green energy, according to the direction of the Minister, we must build a solid ecosystem. That is today we are building a collaboration towards a green industry cluster. This is a strategic value agenda. One of them is the development of green hydrogen, green ammonia, We thank you again," he said.

Furthermore, Darmawan also hopes that in the collaborative process of building an energy transition, the three state-owned companies will also be able to build value creation and unlock new benefits.

Moreover, said Darmawan, these three SOEs have their own business models. With this different business focus, it is hoped that synergies can occur in building the ecosystem.

"Of course we understand, here there are core competencies of each, of course we are experts in power generation issues, we are talking about Pertamina's carbon experts, here there is fertilizer for green ammonia, green hydrogen Pupuk Indonesia has experts," he said.

Therefore, continued Darmawan, the fragmented core competition can merge into one magnification force. Where all challenges can be faced together.

"So that this merges into one force that magnifies, where all challenges can hopefully be faced and become opportunities," he explained.