Pertamina Power Indonesia (Pertamina NRE :PNRE) and Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Incorporated (TEPCO HD) today signed a joint development agreement (JDA) on green hydrogen and green ammonia.
TEPCO HD and Yamanashi Hydrogen Company, Inc. (YHC) began a Feasibility Study on their “Demonstration of hydrogen technology that utilizes surplus electricity and exhaust heat from geothermal power generation to achieve economically viable hydrogen production and transportation”, which was selected as an “International demonstration of Japanese technology that will contribute to decarbonization and energy conversion” by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) (announced on September 6, 2023).
This JDA clarifies the structure and schedule for further collaboration activities for NEDO Feasibility Study and stipulates that PNRE and TEPCO HD will work together towards a NEDO Demonstration Study, which is scheduled for October 2024, as a first step in these ctivities. PNRE, TEPCO HD, and YHC are preparing to construct a hydrogen production facility adjacent to the Lahendong geothermal power plant owned by Pertamina Geothermal Energy, a subsidiary of PPI, on the island of Sulawesi.
PNRE and TEPCO HD will work together to expand and commercialize further the findings from this joint collaboration in accordance with their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). We have set the goal of selling our products and services within Indonesia in the short-term as the first step in the commercialization phase, after which they will be exported to other countries, including Japan, in the mid-to-long-term (announced on March 3, 2023).
Dannif Danusaputro, CEO of Pertamina Power Indonesia, commented “Pertamina regards low-carbon hydrogen as a pivotal component of its future business endeavours. Our organization is highly enthusiastic about our collaborative partnership with TEPCO to advance the development of an internationally acknowledged low-carbon hydroen ecosystem in Indonesia. We firmly believe that this collaboration will yield substantial value, particularly in contributing to the broader goals of energy transition and decarbonization”.
Chikara Kojima, Executive Vice President of TEPCO HD, said “TEPCO HD has been conducting a hydrogen production demonstration project in Yamanashi Prefecture since 2016 and has extensive experience and technology. We are pleased to be able to use our technology to contribute to the energy transition and decarbonization in Indonesia. It is very encouraging to engage in this project together with Pertamina NRE, a leading company in the energy industry in Southeast Asia”.
PNRE and TEPCO HD aim to contribute to a carbon-neutral society by leveraging Indonesia’s abundant geothermal resources for the cost-competitive and commercially-profitable production of hydrogen and ammonia.
