By Nova Farida
PT PLN Energi Primer Indonesia (PLN EPI), a subsidiary of state-owned utility PT PLN (Persero), has been tasked with developing gasification projects for power plants across six clusters in Indonesia. So far, the company has secured business partners for projects in four of the clusters, while the remaining two are still in the planning and development phase.
PLN EPI plans to convert diesel-fired power plants (PLTD) into gas-powered plants at 20 sites located across central and eastern Indonesia. The total installed capacity of these plants reaches 2,278 MW, spread across the following six clusters: Sulawesi–Maluku (6 plants), Nusa Tenggara (6 plants), Kalimantan (1 plant), North Papua (4 plants), South Papua (2 plants), and Nias (1 plant).
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According to Rakhmad Dewanto, Director of Gas and Fuel Oil at PLN EPI, the four clusters that have secured consortium partners are:
1. Nias Cluster – partnered with PT Berkat Samudra Gemilang Lines
2. Nusa Tenggara Cluster – consortium includes PT Prima Osean Nusantara, PT Enviromate Technology International, PT APCA Tirta Engineering, and Korea Gas Technologies Cooperation
3. Sulawesi–Maluku Cluster – consortium includes PT AGP Indonesia Utama, PT Suasa Benua Sukses, and PT KPM Oil & Gas
4. North Papua Cluster – consortium includes PT Pertamina International Shipping, PT PGN LNG Indonesia, PT Enviromate Technology International, and PT APCA Tirta Engineering
“The remaining two clusters—Sumatra and South Papua—are currently still in the planning and development stage,” said Rakhmad when contacted by Petromindo.com on Wednesday, April 23.
Indonesia currently has six LNG regasification terminals, most of which are located in the western part of the country, while the main sources of LNG supply come from Bontang and Tangguh.
To implement the gasification program, PLN requires a gas supply of approximately 151 billion British thermal units per day (BBtud), equivalent to 18 standard LNG cargoes per year. The initiative is expected to reduce PLN’s annual diesel fuel consumption by around 1.7 million kiloliters.
Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak
