Ministry Of Energy And Mineral Resources: A Number Of Dams Can Be Used For Hybrid Dam Programs

Director General of New Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Eniya Listiani Dewi. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) through the Directorate General of New Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation stated that a number of dams built by the Ministry of Public Works and Housing or PUPR can be used for hybrid and programs.

"We call this a hybrid dam. Hybrid dam is a combination of dams that are now in the Ministry of PUPR. A maximum of 20 percent of the surface area of dam puddles can be used as an area for floating solar power plants (PLTS). So there is no need for land use anymore there, the area for PLTS floating around 20 percent of the surface area of dam puddles can be carried out," said Director General of New Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Eniya Listiani Dewi at the Green Economy Expo event organized by the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Thursday 4 July.

The use of the dam for floating PLTS has been approved by the Ministry of PUPR, so that new and renewable energy industry (EBT) players can use the dam to install floating PLTS.

"Then maybe a combination with hydropower, we have called it a hybrid and program. We have published a list in collaboration with the Ministry of PUPR that there are 259 dam locations," said Eniya.

For information, the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono said the Ministry of PUPR, which has the task of building infrastructure, continues to prioritize the principles of a sustainable environment by optimizing all the potential that exists in various infrastructures.

One of them is strengthening the use of 187 existing dams and 61 new dams built from 2015 to 2024, to provide renewable electrical energy from hydropower and solar power.

As of 2015, there were 23 existing dams built by the Ministry of PUPR which were used as hydroelectric power plants with a total capacity of 507 MW, including the Batutegi Dam (28 MW), Jatiluhur Dam (150 MW), and Bili-Bili Dam (20.1 MW).

Furthermore, from 2015 to 2024, of the 61 new dams built, 43 dams have the potential for a hydroelectric power plant of 258 MW, including the Way Sekampung Dam (5.40 MW), Jatigede Dam (110 MW), Leuwikeris Dam (20 MW).

The dam also has the potential to generate electrical energy using a floating solar power plant method that utilizes more than 20% of the surface area of the dam puddle.