Pertamina New & Renewable Energy (Pertamina NRE) and Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Incorporated (TEPCO HD) This signing took place on Friday (12/15) in Tokyo, Japan by Dannif Danusaputro Chief Executive Officer Pertamina NRE and Chikara Kojima, Executive Vice President of TEPCO HD. The signing also coincided with the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) activities.
This agreement clarifies the structure and schedule of collaboration activities that will be carried out further and stipulates that Pertamina NRE and TEPCO HD will work together for the first phase of projects, which are scheduled to start rolling in 2024. Pertamina NRE and TEPCO HD are preparing for the construction of hydrogen production facilities that are located In the Lahendong Geothermal Power Plant owned by PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy Tbk, a subsidiary of Pertamina NRE, located in North Sulawesi.
Previously on October 18, 2022, Pertamina NRE and TEPCO HD signed a joint study agreement for the development of hydrogen and green ammonia in the geothermal area of Lahendong, North Sulawesi. The joint study conducted by the two entities received support from Nedo, the Japanese National Research and Development Institute that encouraged the development of technology in order to build a sustainable community life.
“Clean hydrogen is one of Pertamina’s future businesses. We are very enthusiastic in collaborating with TEPCO as a global reputable partner for the development of green hydrogen and Green Ammonia. We are sure this collaboration will create significant values, especially in the efforts of energy transition and decarbonization,” said Dannif Danusaputro.
Chikara Kojima, Executive Vice President of TEPCO HD, said, “TEPCO HD has been producing hydrogen in Yamanashi’s prefecture since 2016 with a very up-to-date technological experience. We are very happy that our technology can be useful for decarbonization initiatives in Indonesia. Moreover, we work together with Pertamina NRE, a leading green energy company in Southeast Asia.
Hydrogen in this case is produced from the electrolysis process. Included in clean hydrogen include green renewable energy hydrogen such as geothermal. Clean hydrogen has a strategic role in energy transitions which can be a solution to fossil fuel for industries that are difficult to decarbonize products or production processes (hard-to-abate industry), such as oil refineries, steel industries, other heavy industries, and transportation heavy.
Pretamina NRE and TEPCO HD aim to contribute to the neutral carbon society by utilizing Indonesia’s abundant geothermal resources for hydrogen and ammonia production that is cost-effective and profitable.
Clean hydrogen development is one of the Pertamina NRE portfolios which is included in the future business pillars. The development of clean hydrogen will help Pertamina in monetizing its energy portfolio. Pertamina NRE also consistently shows the real commitment and action in supporting the decarbonization. Decarbonization efforts are part of the Net Zero Emission road map as well as a form of Pertamina’s commitment to implement ESG, which is running a responsible and sustainable business.
Pertamina as a leader company in the field of energy transition, is committed to supporting the Net Zero Emission 2060 target by continuing to encourage programs that have a direct impact on the achievements of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s). All of these efforts are in line with the application of Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) throughout Pertamina’s business line and operations.
December 17, 2023, detikFinance
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