Pertamina's Subsidiary Develops Green Hydrogen In Indonesia

DOK Pertamina

JAKARTA - PT Pertamina (Persero) through PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy Tbk (PGEO) held the groundbreaking or groundbreaking of the Ulubelu Green Hydrogen Plant Pilot in Lampung.

PGE Tbk President Director Julfi Hadi claims this project is the first facility in the world to integrate the Electrolyzer Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) technology with geothermal energy as a clean source of electricity to produce green hydrogen.

"This project is an important part of PGE's efforts to build an end-to-end green hydrogen ecosystem, starting from production, distribution, to utilization to support the transition to low-carbon industries," said Julfi, Saturday, September 20.

Julfi explained that the green hydrogen project can be replicated in various other PGEO Geothermal Working Areas (WKP) in the future.

"For this reason, we ask for full support from all stakeholders, including the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) and the Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming/BKPM," explained Julfi.

Julfi said this project is one of the milestones in PGE's business transformation.

"The presence of the Green Hydrogen Plant makes PGE have an integrated green business chain from upstream to downstream," he explained.

The Green Hydrogen Plant facility is not only a center of innovation, but also a model that can be replicated in other geothermal working areas, as well as opening up opportunities for off-grid solution acceleration for low-carbon transportation and industry.

"In the future, the PGE development roadmap also includes downstream green ammonia and green methanol as future energy solutions," he said.

PGEO's commitment to developing the Green Hydrogen project was also stated in the signing of a collaboration commitment to study the development of the green hydrogen ecosystem in Indonesia between PT PGE Tbk and PT Toyota manufacturing Indonesia, as well as the signing of a joint study agreement between PGE Tbk and Pertamina Energy Terminal, at the IIGCE event.

Project Green Hydrogen Ulubelu pilot is a clean energy development initiative that utilizes a combination of geothermal fuel as a renewable energy source and modern, energy-efficient, electrolysis technology. The facility is designed to produce green hydrogen up to about 100 kilograms per day with a high level of efficiency, ranging from 82 88 percent.