Claimed To Be Cheaper, This Is A Comparison With The Use Of Hydrogen And Fuel For Cars

Hydrogen illustration (photo: dock. Unsplash)

PT PLN (Persero) through the subholding of PLN Indonesia Power is known to be building a hydrogen filling station or Hydrogen Refueling Station (HRS) which is targeted to operate in February this year.

Hydrogen is claimed to be one of the fuels to replace fuel that is much cheaper and more environmentally friendly.

Through PLN's upload on its official Instagram account, PLN made a comparison of the price for the use of fuel cars, electric cars and hydrogen-fueled cars.

In the upload, it is stated that for a distance of 1 km, the fuel car will cost Rp. 1,400 per km, while the electric car is Rp. 370 per km and the hydrogen car only costs Rp. 350 per km.

"PLN together with the government continue to take strategic steps in the energy transition. One of them is through the use of green hydrogen as an alternative energy environmentally friendly to replace fuel oil (BBM)," PLN wrote in its upload quoted on Thursday, January 25.

The move is also part of efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the transportation sector.

The almost completed HRS is claimed to be ready to serve all types of hydrogen-based vehicles from private vehicles, public transportation, to heavy vehicles.

"Because in this first phase of development, HRS Senayan has been equipped with HRS 150 bars, 300 bars and will gradually increase it to 700 bars," continued PLN management.

PLN is also making hydrogen-based electric vehicle innovations which will be exhibited at the inauguration of HRS Senayan. The vehicle made by PLN Nusantara Power Subholding is based on 150 bars of pressure.

HRS Senayan will be more strategic because there is also a hydrogen-based electric vehicle charger that has the same function as the Public Electric Vehicle Charging Station (SPKLU). There is also a Hydrogen Center and Hydrogen Gallery Room as a hydrogen-related training and education center in Indonesia.