Jera, Pertamina forge strategic partnership

Japanese power company Jera and Indonesia state energy firm Pertamina have entered into a memorandum of understanding to explore potential business collaborations, Jera said on December 15.

This collaboration will primarily focus on LNG and hydrogen/ammonia value chains in Indonesia. Areas of interest include transportation, operation and maintenance of LNG receiving terminals, and capacity building initiatives. The collaboration will also explore opportunities associated with carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS).

“We recognize gas and LNG as pivotal transitional energy sources, anticipating significant advancements in major gas projects within Indonesia,” said A. Salyadi Saputra, director of strategy, portfolio & new ventures of Pertamina. “Additionally, our collaborative efforts extend to low carbon fuel, through the development of green hydrogen/ammonia projects, aimed at facilitating power producers in their decarbonization efforts through fuel substitution.”

Furthermore, he also mentioned that the development of CCUS is a promising collaboration, given Pertamina’s substantial portfolio of at least eight CCS/CCUS projects in Indonesia.

“The decarbonisation roadmap is not a one-size-fits-all guideline but needs to be custom-tailored for each country. Therefore, we will provide our cutting edge solution to the energy issues in Indonesia and strengthening their value chains for greener fuels,” said Steven Winn, senior managing executive officer of Jera.  

Indonesia has set a goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2060.