Pertamina Gandeng Chevron And Kepel Infrastructure Kembangkan Hidrogen Hijau And Amonia Hijau In Indonesia

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JAKARTA - Pertamina Power Indonesia (Pertamina NRE) cooperates with the Kepel Infrastructure and Chevron Corporation to sign a Joint Study Agreement (JSA) to explore certain green hydrogen and green ammonia development projects. Later the development of this project will be located in Sumatra, Indonesia.

Pertamina NRE CEO Dannif Danusaputro said the JSA intends to explore the feasibility of developing green hydrogen facilities, with a production capacity of at least 40,000 tons per year supported by at least 250 - 400 MW of geothermal energy in the early stages. Hydrogen production facilities will have the potential to be increased to 80,000 and 160,000 tons per year which depend on geothermal energy availability and market demand.

The JSA was signed by Pertamina NRE CEO, Dannif Danusaputro; Director Kepel New Energy, Pte., Ltd., Yong-Hwee CHUA and Chevron New Energies International Director, Pte., Ltd Andrew S Mingst.

"JSA will combine complementary forces among Pertamina NRE as the largest energy company in Indonesia and Kepel Infrastructure as the provider of leading energy infrastructure solutions based in Singapore with a strong track record in developing and operating large-scale energy and environmental infrastructure projects, as well as Chevron, a multinational energy company that is committed to providing affordable, reliable, and clean energy," he explained in an official statement, Friday, November 11.

Quoting a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), Indonesia, which is the fourth largest population density country in the world, has good plans to achieve net zero emissions by 2060.

Hydrogen and ammonia have been identified as low-carbon fuels which are an important part of this planning. ammonia can also be used to transport hydrogen and has the potential to replace shipping fuel oil (fuel bunker) as a low-carbon solution in the global maritime industry.

Indonesia, which has about 40 percent of the world's potential geothermal resources, has opportunities in utilizing geothermal energy as a reliable and stable energy source to produce green ammonia or green hydrogen.

The development of green hydrogen and green ammonia has an important role in Indonesia's Net Zero Emissions roadmap," he continued.

Kepel Infrastructure CEO Cindy Lim said Indonesia is a country with large resources that has very high potential for renewable energy and low carbon.

"We are pleased to be working with industry leaders, Pertamina and Chevron, to explore the initial use of geothermal energy and other renewable energy to develop green hydrogen and green ammonia projects," he said.