Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) revealed that projections for domestic electricity demand in 2024 will reach 3.6% to 4.2% greater than in 2023.
The Director General of Electricity at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jisman Parada Hutajulu, said that electricity demand in Indonesia will increase by 4.2% in 2024 from 2023 which reached 283.12 terawatt hours (TWh).
He also said that the projection would determine the amount of additional electricity needs in Indonesia with additional generators and other electricity supply infrastructure.
“We have almost completed the RUKN (general national electricity plan). Hopefully in the near future we will determine it and there have been discussions with the RUPTL (electricity supply business plan), apparently it is in line (RUPTL with RUKN), there is even the term ‘aligned and sane,” he said at the opening of the National Electricity Day Exhibition, in BSD, Tuesday (14/11/2023).
In more detail, Jisman said that the RUKN, which is almost complete, includes the development of New Renewable Energy (EBT), especially Solar Power Plants (PLTS), which will be developed massively in 2030.
Apart from that, Jisman also said that in 2037 his party will also develop a Bayu Power Plant (PLTB).
He revealed that the development of PLTS was carried out first because the capital required was lower by utilizing dams or reservoirs which were also used for hybrid power plants (PLTH), using the floating PLTS concept as a solution to limited land on land.
“Currently Indonesia has 145 megawatts of floating PLTS in Cirata. Last week it was inaugurated by the President, and is the largest floating PLTS in ASEAN. In the future, we will develop floating PLTS in Indonesia by utilizing a dam with a potential capacity of around 14 Giga Watt,” he added.
Apart from that, he also revealed that his party would build a geothermal power plant (PLTP) with a capacity of 22 Giga Watt (GW), through the development of more modern PLTP technology and other unconventional geothermal development.
“Then, there is the development of nuclear power which will become commercial in 2039, to increase the capacity of the electric power system. The capacity will be increased to 31 GW in 2060,” he explained.
Jisman said that his party was boosting the EBT mix in Indonesia as an effort to produce clean energy domestically and also to meet energy needs that would be used for transportation and industrial needs.
Meanwhile, a diesel generator conversion program (PLTD) to a gas generator (PLTG) or dedieselization project has also been established to reduce and stop the use of fuel oil (BBM) for generating electricity.
“The dedieselization program is being implemented at 5,200 PLTDs spread across 2,130 locations throughout Indonesia,” he stressed.
On the other hand, the Main Director of PLN, Darmawan Prasodjo, said that his party and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) designed the latest RUPTL which added 75% to the EBT mix while the remaining 25% came from gas.
“This new plan will add 75% of generating capacity, based on new renewable energy, 25% based on gas, so this will be able to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” explained Darmawan on the sidelines of the opening event of National Electricity Day, in BSD, Tuesday (11/14/2023).
Apart from that, Darmawan revealed that there are at least two main points contained in the latest RUPTL. First, there is the construction of a green enabling transmission line or green transmission which facilitates the addition of 32 Giga Watt (GW) originating from hydro and geothermal energy.
“In this case there are two main things, firstly the construction of a green enabling transmission line which will facilitate the addition of 32 GW from hydro and also geothermal,” he said.
Meanwhile, secondly, Darmawan continued, there is Flexible power generation smart transmission.
“Then there is also design in development from stand of the art This includes flexible power generation Smart transmission, smart distribution, smartmitter, thereby facilitating the development of only 5 GW of solar, solar and wind. “This could be supplemented with 28 GW of solar and wind,” he added.
He claimed this was a direction from the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to maintain development momentum and build national capacity.
“Creating jobs, then also providing prosperity for the people, but at the same time we also maintain environmental sustainability, namely providing clean energy,” he said.
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