Having Great Potential, The Government Wants To Encourage These Two CCS Projects To Become A World Hub

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan (Photo: dock. Antara)

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menko Marves) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan revealed that the government continues to encourage two carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects to become hubs.

Just so you know, until now there are two CCUS projects that have been successfully running in Indonesia. The first is BP Tangguh which has a storage capacity of 1.8 gigaton CO2.

"This project has great potential to become the first CCS hub in Indonesia, because it will not only capture and store CO2 from various industries in Indonesia, but also from abroad," said Luhut through his old Instagram quoted Wednesday, July 31.

Luhut said, one example is the largest port in Japan, Nagoya.

The second project is the Sunda Asri project which is a collaboration between Pertamina and ExxonMobil. This project has the potential to become another CCS Hub in Western Indonesia, with the potential to store CO2 from Singapore and also domestic industries that find it difficult to unravel their emissions.

"I also hope that the two CCUS pilot projects in Indonesia can bring new investments, create new jobs, and increase technology transfers," added Luhut.

Luhut further said that he now sees these two projects as a successful example for similar projects in the future.

"This is also a strategic step that will bring great benefits to Indonesia. Not only from an environmental perspective, but also economy and technology," he concluded.