PT PLN Indonesia Power (PLN IP), a subsidiary of state-owned electricity firm PT PLN, is developing hydrogen ecosystem facilities, from upstream to downstream, to meet the need for sustainable green hydrogen energy.
President Director of PLN IP, Edwin Nugraha Putra, said that his company is ready to meet the need for green hydrogen in Indonesia from 13 hydrogen production facilities (green hydrogen plant/GHP) located in 13 power plants.
The 13 GHPs owned by PLN IP are located in the Pangkalan Susu PLTU, Suralaya 1-7 PLTU, Suralaya 8 PLTU, Cilegon PLTGU, Labuan PLTU, Lontar PLTU, Tanjung Priok PLTGU, Pelabuhan Ratu PLTU, Tambak Lorok PLTGU, Pemaron PLTG, Grati PLTU, Adipala PLTU, and Kamojang PLTP.
"One of PLN Indonesia Power's power plants that produces green hydrogen is the Kamojang Geothermal Power Plant. This is the first geothermal power plant to produce hydrogen," he said in a statement on Sunday.
With these 13 GHP units, PLN IP is capable of producing 80 tons of green hydrogen per year.
This production contributes around 40 percent of PLN's total GHP.
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The production of green hydrogen, as much as 32 tons per year, is used for the operational needs of the power plant or cooling generator, and 48 tons can be used for various needs.
Green hydrogen is produced using renewable energy sources and generates zero carbon emissions—its only byproduct is water vapor. It plays a critical role in decarbonizing sectors that are difficult to electrify and is considered a key pillar in achieving Indonesia’s NZE goals.
"This green hydrogen is the work of PLN Group engineers whose sources are domestic, so if it is developed and utilized massively, the impact will be enormous," he said.
Edwin continued, on the downstream side, PLN IP has also presented the first Hydrogen Refueling Station (HRS) in Indonesia as a supporting facility for future hydrogen-fueled vehicles.
Not only for vehicles, PLN IP is also developing the use of hydrogen which is converted into green ammonia for primary energy in Steam Power Plants (PLTU).
The use of green ammonia is applied in the Labuan 2 x 300 Megawatt PLTU.
This is marked by the success of the ammonia cofiring test of 3 percent for 8 hours using 50 tons of ammonia.
"Green hydrogen is a clean energy source that leaves no residue in the air so it does not produce carbon emissions, because it only emits water vapor," he said.
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Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak
