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Mitsubishi Power Receives 55MW Geothermal Power Plant Order from Pertamina

December 5, 2022

TOKYO, Dec 5, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has received an order from PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE), the geothermal energy subsidiary of Indonesia's state-owned oil and natural gas corporation PT Pertamina (Persero), for a 55 MW power generating unit comprising a steam turbine, generator, and related equipment for the Lumut Balai Unit 2 geothermal power plant.Conceptual Graphic Image of Geothermal Power PlantThe turnkey contract for the development of the power plant in the Indonesian province of South Sumatra will be conducted with Mitsubishi Corporation, Chinese construction company SEPCO III Electric Power Construction Co., Ltd. (SEPCO III), and local major civil engineering and construction firm PT Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk. Commercial operations are scheduled to begin in 2024.The development site for the Lumut Balai II geothermal power plant is about 290km southwest of the city of Palembang in the southern region of Sumatra, at an elevation of approximately 1,000 meters. The project aims to mitigate the effects of climate change and contribute to the Indonesian government's target for 23% of the country's power supply to be derived from renewable energy sources by 2025. PGE has a received a yen loan (official development assistance) from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to conduct this project.Mitsubishi Power will be in charge of the basic design of the geothermal power generation facilities, and will supply the steam turbine, generator and other main accessory equipment. Utilizing its technical expertise and knowledge gained from its decades of experience as an EPC contractor, Mitsubishi Power will also dispatch engineers to provide guidance for installation and trial operation.Commenting on the contract, Kazuki Ishikura, President Director of MHI Group local subsidiary PT. Mitsubishi Power Indonesia, said: "Indonesia has the world's second-largest geothermal potential, and we are honored to have a hand in supporting power plants across Indonesia that leverage this massive potential - from the Darajat geothermal power plants in West Java, Kamojang geothermal power plant in Bandung and now, the Lumut Balai II geothermal power plant. It is our honor to be selected as a trusted partner for Pertamina Geothermal Energy to deliver secure and sustainable power to millions across the nation, and realize Indonesia's renewable energy targets."Electric power demand in the country began to rise with the resumption of economic activity since the COVID-19 pandemic, and PGE is concentrating its efforts on building new geothermal power plants and increasing output. Mitsubishi Power has supplied a total of six systems for geothermal power plants in Indonesia, with a combined output of around 400 MW. This contract reflects the high regard held for Mitsubishi Power's operational experience, technical capabilities, and EPC coordination ability.Mitsubishi Power provides comprehensive solutions for thermal and geothermal power systems - engaging in design, manufacturing and construction of plants in an integrated manner to ensure they produce the maximum output. It is an industry leader in geothermal power generation, offering systems ranging in output from 100 kW to 160 MW. Having supplied over 100 units of geothermal steam turbines with a total plant capacity of 3,200 MW across 13 countries worldwide, including Indonesia, the company also has one of the world's largest geothermal power generation facility capacity.Going forward, Mitsubishi Power will continue to actively pursue projects for geothermal power generation equipment and facilities in markets worldwide, and accelerate the decarbonization of energy towards a net zero future.About MHI GroupMitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group is one of the world's leading industrial groups, spanning energy, smart infrastructure, industrial machinery, aerospace and defense. MHI Group combines cutting-edge technology with deep experience to deliver innovative, integrated solutions that help to realize a carbon neutral world, improve the quality of life and ensure a safer world. For more information, please visit www.mhi.com or follow our insights and stories on spectra.mhi.com. Copyright 2022 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) to increase GPP in South Sumatra to support NZE in Indonesia

November 16, 2022

JAKARTA, Nov 16, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) expressed readiness to increase the geothermal power plant (GPP) capacity in South Sumatra in a bid to support the realization of net zero emission (NZE) in Indonesia.President Director of Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) Ahmad Yuniarto signs an agreement for "Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning (EPCC) for the construction of the Fluid Collection and Reinjection System (FCRS) and Geothermal Power Plant at Lumut Balai Unit 2 in South Sumatra" with Mitsubishi, and Sepco/WIKA at the Business 20 (B20) Investment Forum held in Bali on November 11, 2022. (ANTARA/HO-PT Pertamina)This step to increase the GPP capacity is taken through the inking of an agreement for Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (EPCC) for the construction of a Fluid Collection and Reinjection System (FCRS) and Geothermal Power Plant at the Lumut Balai Unit 2 in South Sumatra.The agreement signing was conducted by PGE with Mitsubishi Corporation Consortium, PT Wijaya Karya, and SEPCO III Electric Power Construction Co. Ltd on the sidelines of the B20 Indonesia Net Zero Summit 2022 event held in Bali on Friday (November 11).The project for the construction of FCRS and geothermal power plant in South Sumatra is funded by Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA) Loans under the Government to Government (G-to-G) Loan scheme with the Government of Indonesia.The project site is located in the districts of Muara Enim and Ogan Komering Ulu in South Sumatra Province.The contractual scope of the project will be a turn-key basis on which PGE partners will carry out the design, manufacturing, civil works construction, commissioning, performance testing and warranty for the facility that consists of a Geothermal Power Unit and an FCRS, with a net capacity at high-voltage terminals of 55 Megawatts (MW).The geothermal facility is designed to be operational for more than three decades and will be operated and maintained by PGE.The electricity generated from the clean, renewable and environmentally friendly energy facility will be channeled through the installations of the state-owned electricity company PLN, so that it has the potential to increase the number of new residents receiving electricity to reach around 55 thousand households in South Sumatra.Moreover, the working area at the Lumut Balai GPP Unit has proven to have good-quality environmental management with the achievement of Pertamina Environment Regulation Compliance Assurance (PERCA) and the Blue category for Company Performance Rating Program in Environmental Management (PROPER) from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry.In accordance with the theme of the 2022 Indonesia Net Zero Summit "Industrial Decarbonization at All Cost," the effort to increase GPP capacity is one of Pertamina's concrete measures in supporting sustainable development proclaimed by the Indonesian government.The effort was also aimed at mitigating the impacts of global warming by reducing carbon emissions in the environment.Greenhouse gas reductions from the GPP Project at Lumut Balai Unit 1 and 2 are included in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) as an implementation of the Kyoto Protocol. It has also been registered with the UNFCCC, with the potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions of around 581,518 tons of CO2 equivalent per year.GPP capacity of 55 MW, which will be generated from Unit 2 of the GPP in the province, will increase PGE's total installed GPP capacity, after earlier some 55 MW generated from the Lumut Balai Unit 1 Project that became operational in 2019.The new unit will further strengthen PGE's position as one of the largest players in Indonesia's geothermal development, with a total installed capacity of 727 MW.PGE's President Director Ahmad Yuniarto explained that in carrying out its business, PGE remains committed to the development of geothermal energy and ensures that the implementation of the Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) aspects is an integrated part of the company's geothermal energy business line.The implementation of the ESG aspects is the company's effort to provide added value and to support the national programs related to the use of environmentally-friendly new and renewable energy, especially geothermal energy, he remarked.PGE's commitment in developing geothermal energy can contribute to achieving several targets in sustainable development goals (SDGs): Goal No.7 on clean and affordable energy, Goal No.12 on responsible construction and production, Goal No.13 on handling climate change, and Goal No.15 on land ecosystems.PGE currently manages 13 Geothermal Working Areas, with an installed capacity of +1.8 Gigawatts (GW).A total of 672 MW of geothermal capacity is operated and managed directly by PGE, and some 1,205 MW is managed under the Joint Operation Contract scenario.Geothermal energy capacity from power plants in PGE's working areas contributes 82 percent of the total geothermal energy capacity produced in Indonesia and has the potential to contribute to the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions of around 9.7 million tons of CO2 per year.Contact: Muhammmad Baron, Corporate Secretary, PT Pertamina Geothermal EnergyMobile: +62 8 1117 1720, Email: muhammad.baron@pertamina.com, URL: https://www.pertamina.comWritten by: Yuni Arisandy Sinaga, Editor: Fardah Assegaf (c) ANTARA 2022 Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. 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PGE to increase GPP capacity in South Sumatra for NZE

November 16, 2022

JAKARTA, Nov 16, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) expressed readiness to increase the geothermal power plant (GPP) capacity in South Sumatra in a bid to support the realization of net zero emission (NZE) in Indonesia.President Director of Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) Ahmad Yuniarto signs an agreement for "Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning (EPCC) for the construction of the Fluid Collection and Reinjection System (FCRS) and Geothermal Power Plant at Lumut Balai Unit 2 in South Sumatra" with Mitsubishi, and Sepco/WIKA at the Business 20 (B20) Investment Forum held in Bali on November 11, 2022. (ANTARA/HO-PT Pertamina)This step to increase the GPP capacity is taken through the inking of an agreement for Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning (EPCC) for the construction of the Fluid Collection and Reinjection System (FCRS) and Geothermal Power Plant at the Lumut Balai Unit 2 in South Sumatra.The agreement signing was conducted by PGE with Mitsubishi Corporation Consortium, PT Wijaya Karya, and SEPCO III Electric Power Construction Co. Ltd on the sidelines of the B20 Indonesia Net Zero Summit 2022 event held in Bali on Friday (November 11).The project for the construction of FCRS and geothermal power plant in South Sumatra is funded by Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA) Loans under the Government to Government (G-to-G) Loan scheme with the Government of Indonesia.The project site is located in the districts of Muara Enim and Ogan Komering Ulu in South Sumatra Province.The contractual scope of the project will be a turn-key basis on which PGE partners will carry out the design, manufacturing, civil works construction, commissioning, performance testing and warranty for the facility that consists of a Geothermal Power Unit and an FCRS, with a net capacity at high-voltage terminals of 55 Megawatts (MW).The geothermal facility is designed to be operational for more than three decades and will be operated and maintained by PGE.The electricity generated from the clean, renewable and environmentally friendly energy facility will be channeled through the installations of the state-owned electricity company PLN, so that it has the potential to increase the number of new residents receiving electricity to reach around 55 thousand households in South Sumatra.Moreover, the working area at the Lumut Balai GPP Unit has proven to have good-quality environmental management with the achievement of Pertamina Environment Regulation Compliance Assurance (PERCA) and the Blue category for Company Performance Rating Program in Environmental Management (PROPER) from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry.In accordance with the theme of the 2022 Indonesia Net Zero Summit "Industrial Decarbonization at All Cost," the effort to increase GPP capacity is one of Pertamina's concrete measures in supporting sustainable development proclaimed by the Indonesian government.The effort was also aimed at mitigating the impacts of global warming by reducing carbon emissions in the environment.Greenhouse gas reductions from the GPP Project at Lumut Balai Unit 1 and 2 are included in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) as an implementation of the Kyoto Protocol. It has also been registered with the UNFCCC, with the potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions of around 581,518 tons of CO2 equivalent per year.GPP capacity of 55 MW, which will be generated from Unit 2 of the GPP in the province, will increase PGE's total installed GPP capacity, after earlier some 55 MW generated from the Lumut Balai Unit 1 Project that became operational in 2019.The new unit will further strengthen PGE's position as one of the largest players in Indonesia's geothermal development, with a total installed capacity of 727 MW.PGE's President Director Ahmad Yuniarto explained that in carrying out its business, PGE remains committed to the development of geothermal energy and ensures that the implementation of the Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) aspects is an integrated part of the company's geothermal energy business line.The implementation of the ESG aspects is the company's effort to provide added value and to support the national programs related to the use of environmentally-friendly new and renewable energy, especially geothermal energy, he remarked.PGE's commitment in developing geothermal energy can contribute to achieving several targets in sustainable development goals (SDGs): Goal No.7 on clean and affordable energy, Goal No.12 on responsible construction and production, Goal No.13 on handling climate change, and Goal No.15 on land ecosystems.PGE currently manages 13 Geothermal Working Areas, with an installed capacity of +1.8 Gigawatts (GW).A total of 672 MW of geothermal capacity is operated and managed directly by PGE, and some 1,205 MW is managed under the Joint Operation Contract scenario.Geothermal energy capacity from power plants in PGE's working areas contributes 82 percent of the total geothermal energy capacity produced in Indonesia and has the potential to contribute to the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions of around 9.7 million tons of CO2 per year.Contact: Muhammmad Baron, Corporate Secretary, PT Pertamina Geothermal EnergyMobile: +62 8 1117 1720, Email: muhammad.baron@pertamina.com, URL: https://www.pertamina.comWritten by: Yuni Arisandy Sinaga, Editor: Fardah Assegaf (c) ANTARA 2022 Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. 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Aim to become world-class geothermal electricity producer: Pertamina

November 10, 2022

JAKARTA, Nov 10, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - State-owned energy company PT Pertamina is seeking to become a world-class player in green electricity generation based on geothermal energy by pursuing a number of technological innovations to increase geothermal utilization.PT Pertamina Geothermal Energi (PGE) develops geothermal energy in Ulubelu Area in Tanggamus, Lampung. (ANTARA/HO-PGE)"We aim to become a world-class player in the geothermal sector. There is an opportunity for that ... since, so far, the geothermal potential utilized is still less than 10 percent of the total owned by Indonesia," said Oki Muraza, senior vice president of research technology and innovation at Pertamina.He made the remarks during a discussion at the Indonesian Pavilion on the sidelines of COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Tuesday (November 8, 2022).Indonesia has nearly 24 gigawatts (GW) of geothermal potential, but less than 10 percent of it has been utilized, he noted. Therefore, Pertamina sees a great opportunity to further increase the capacity of geothermal utilization in the country to generate green electricity, he added.Efforts to increase geothermal-based electricity capacity are aimed at supporting Indonesia's target of achieving net-zero emissions by 2060 by increasing the use of renewable energy in the proportion of national electrical energy sources, he said.For that reason, Pertamina has conducted a lot of research on the development of technological innovations for geothermal utilization, which have covered the fields of exploration, development, production-operation, and digitization.The state-owned energy company is currently developing better technology in the field of exploration, undertaking a comprehensive study of geoscience, and developing new methods that can be applied in the geothermal industry."This is something that we have been doing for years so that we technologically master it, starting from exploration, development, production, drilling, and so on," Muraza said.Moreover, Pertamina will increase its geothermal capacity, which was recorded at 672 megawatts (MW) in 2020, to 1,128 MW by 2026.The company is striving to achieve operational excellence in the upstream sector, integrate the development in new areas, and expand the value chain of products from geothermal energy, such as green energy products in the form of green methanol, green hydrogen, nano-silica, green liquid carbon dioxide, and carbon credits.In addition, Pertamina is also supporting the development of green industrial clusters in the country."We hope to accelerate the development of new areas that can be used not only for electricity, but we are also starting to think about possible locations that can be developed for green hydrogen," Muraza informed.He added that Pertamina is offering cooperation opportunities to players in the field of geothermal and energy efficiency in Indonesia for implementing technological solutions - developed by the company to build more geothermal power plants and other geothermal products - and optimizing the utilization of geothermal potential in the country.Contact: Brahmantya Satyamurti Poerwadi, Corporate Secretary, PT Pertamina (Persero)Email: pcc135@pertamina.com, URL: https://www.pertamina.comWritten by: Yuni Arisandy Sinaga, Editor: Suharto (c) ANTARA 2022 Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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Pertamina increases geothermal capacity for its emission reductions

November 9, 2022

JAKARTA, Nov 9, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina has ramped up its geothermal energy capacity as one of the important efforts in achieving its carbon emission reduction target significantly.Pertamina head office building (ANTARA/HO-PT Pertamina)During a discussion at the Indonesian Pavilion on the sidelines of the COP-27 event in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday, Pertamina Geothermal Energy CEO Ahmad Yuniarto explained that the energy company has supported and will continue to extend support to the Indonesian government's measures to achieve net zero emissions by 2060.Yuniarto further explained that Pertamina is targeting the achievement of net zero emissions by 2060 with the support of various decarbonization measures and green businesses, including the development of its geothermal capacity.He also highlighted that the latest National Electricity General Plan carried out to add more installed geothermal capacity in Indonesia will provide significant reduction in carbon emissions in the country."We have the opportunity to make a cumulative reduction of up to 1,200 million tons of carbon emissions equivalent," Yuniarto remarked.Such a cumulative reduction will have a large potential contribution - from the geothermal sector in Indonesia - for the achievement of urgent net zero emissions.Yuniarto remarked that Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) currently manages 13 geothermal working areas in Indonesia, with an installed capacity of 1,877 Megawatts (MW), comprising 672 MW operated and managed directly by PGE and 1,205 MW managed under a joint operation contract scenario.That amount of geothermal capacity represents 82 percent of the total installed geothermal capacity in Indonesia.Moreover, Yuniarto emphasized the important role of geothermal for energy transition and achieving zero carbon progress, with the energy sector having a 10-fold lower emission footprint than power generation using fossil fuels."Pertamina Geothermal Energy is committed, in the next five years, to increase the installed (geothermal) capacity of 600 megawatts," he stated.Yuniarto remarked that the commitment will help to avoid the generation of around 15.7 million tons of CO2 equivalent per year."This is a big and real contribution from Pertamina while we together strengthen the baseload of renewable energy in Indonesia," he stated.Apart from encouraging emission reductions through additional installed geothermal capacity, PGE also supports the rehabilitation of 588 hectares of forest areas."This is a fact that many people do not realize that geothermal developers are also working to support (rehabilitation) in nearly 600 hectares of forest areas," Yuniarto pointed out.He remarked that PGE, in running its businesses, continues to be committed to geothermal development and ensures the implementation of Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) to become an integrated part of the company's geothermal business.PGE's role in the implementation of ESG aspects is an effort to provide added value and support to national programs related to the use of new and renewable energy that is environmentally friendly, particularly geothermal.PGE's commitment to developing geothermal energy can also contribute to achieving several targets of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs: the 7th Goal (Clean and Affordable Energy), the 12th Goal (Responsible Construction and Production), the 13th Goal (Climate Change Management), and the 15th Goal (Land Ecosystem).Contact: Fajriyah Usman, VP Corporate Communications, PT Pertamina (Persero)M: +62 858 8330 8686, Email: fajriyah.usman@pertamina.com, URL: https://www.pertamina.comWritten by: Yuni Arisandy Sinaga, Editor: Fardah Assegaf (c) ANTARA 2022 Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)