PLTU Surayala 1-4 Turned Off, Director General Of Gatrics Ensures That The Supply Of Jabali Electricity Is Safe

Electric illustration (Photo: dock. Antara)

JAKARTA - Director General of Electricity (Gatrix) Jisman P. Hutajulu ensured that the power reduction of the Suralaya 1-4 Steam Power Plant (PLTU) would not affect electricity supply in Java and Bali. The total capacity of this PLTU is 1.6 gigawatts.

Jisman said the condition of Java d Bali electricity is still overcapacity.

"The Java-Bali (electricity) system is a little over-supply," said Jisman, quoted on Friday, October 27.

Jisman added, with the increasing demand for cleaner electricity supply, the government will gradually reduce the capacity of the PLTU. However, Jisman is reluctant to reveal which PLTU will lower its capacity after the Suralaya PLTU.

He ensured that the government was also considering reducing capacity for PLTUs that were old. The reason is, the older the age of a PLTU, electricity and operations are also increasingly inefficient.

"If we look at the generator first, what kind of efficiency will it be, it's old or what it's like," explained Jisman.

He further said that if it leads to national or National Determined Cobntribution (NDC) contributions, the reduction in emissions from coal generation should be replaced with new, cleaner renewable energy.

"If it leads to NDC, which reduces emissions, you have to think about it up there. When one PLTU wants us to lower their share, they reduce this one emission, then add an EBT, so it's complete," concluded Jisman.

Previously, PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) (PLN) stated that the termination of PLTU operations in Indonesia could reduce carbon dioxide emissions to reach the target of 290 million tons by 2030.

"If, for example, asked to become 290 million tons of CO2, one of the only things must be a steam power plant (PLTU) that is turned off. It can indeed be turned off, it can be done, technically it can be done," said Executive Vice President of Energy Transition and Sustainability of PLN Kamia Handayani quoting Antara, Tuesday, September 27.

Even so, he continued that it would take a lot of money to retire one of the PLTUs in Indonesia. Thus, Kamia said that Indonesia needs to rely on financial assistance or support from international parties, such as the Fair Indonesian Energy Transitional Partnership (JETP), which is committed to providing assistance funds of 20 billion US dollars or equivalent to Rp. 300 trillion.