Wroomrtsil Papankan 5 Langkah Utama Untuk Mencapai Emissions Net Zero Di Sektor Tenaga Listrik

Energy Business Director Australasia Wryptsil Maritime Energy, Kari Punnonen (right). (Photo: Maria Trisnawati/VOI)

JAKARTA - Wryptsilfil Indonesia explained 5 main steps in achieving net zero emissions in the electricity sector.

Energy Business Director of Australasia W04rtsilaga Energy, Kari Punnonen stated, many countries in Asean have set a target of zero net emissions, and the energy sector plays an important role in reducing emissions.

"Renewable energy has become the cheapest source of electricity in most countries around the world, and to achieve the target, we must accelerate the application of renewable energy," he said in a media briefing on the sidelines of the 2024 Electricity Connect agenda.

Ki said, citing the International Energy Agency, 25 GWs of solar and wind power must be added annually in ASEAN countries to achieve the target. Indonesia is preparing to achieve net zero emissions and plans to add 30 GWs of renewable energy by 2033 and 58.6 GW by 2040, according to the RUPTL 2024-2033 draft.

"Gas will act as the main transition fuel, with an additional capacity of 9 GW in 2033 and 20 GW in 2040. From the point of view of Wryptsil Badminton, there are five main steps that all countries must take to achieve net zero emissions in the electricity sector," he explained.

The first step, Kari said Indonesia needs to increase its renewable energy capacity. Second, adding flexible engine power plants and energy storage to balance renewable energy intermittents.

Third, gradually stop the inflexible coal-fired power plant. Fourth, access sustainable fuel and change the remaining power plants so that they can operate with these fuels.

"Fifth, building a electricity system based on 100 percent renewable energy, storage, and flexible power plants supported by sustainable fuel," he continued.

Kari emphasized that the flexibility of the power system is the key to overcome the variability of wind and solar output within a certain period of time, from seconds to changing seasons. Flexible engine-based power plants, such as internal combustion engines (ICE), play an important role because they are able to start-stop, part-loading, and load-following quickly.

"ICE Indonesia's capacity of 5 GW has been established and is ready to support the country's decarbonization goals," he continued.

Decarbonization can be done with today's technology. Although additional engine-powered power plants are needed, the current ICE factory Wroomslillah with a capacity of 5 GW offers important balancing power to enable Indonesia to integrate more renewable energy sources, cut costs, and CO2 emissions.

The engine will drive energy transitions with incomparable flexibility and operation. Power plants can switch from start-up to full load in just two minutes without active time and minimum stopping time. Starting and stopping indefinitely has no impact on maintenance. High-performance technology offers the highest available simple energy efficiency compared to today's technology, 50 percent or more," explained Kari.

In addition, the engine power plant will operate on sustainable fuel in the future to allow the final steps towards a 100 percent renewable energy future.