Jakarta – PT Perkebunan Nusantara III (Persero) and Pertamina New & Renewable Energy (Pertamina NRE) officially expanded their clean energy project by developing a 3 megawatt (MW) Solar Power Plant (PLTS) in Sei Mangkei Special Economic Zone (SEZ), North Sumatra, by signing a partnership on Monday, 7 July.
Following the successful construction of a 2 MW solar power plant that has been in operation since 2021, this latest plant is designed to reduce carbon emissions by up to 4,100 tonnes of CO₂ per year. Over the next 25 years, the project is projected to reduce approximately 102,500 tonnes of CO₂.
“This cooperation is more than just the development of solar power plants. This is a tangible form of our commitment to energy transition, while creating added value for industries in green industrial areas such as Sei Mangkei,” said Pertamina NRE CEO John Anis.
He said that this project is part of the national target for new renewable energy (NRE) in the General Plan for Electricity Supply (RUPTL). In addition to utilising sunlight, this cooperation will continue to be developed into other green energy sectors.
PTPN III Business Director, Ryanto Wisnuardhy, added that solar power is one of the most efficient renewable energy sources, both from a technical and economic perspective.
The project was inaugurated through the signing of a Build-to-Sell (BGS) agreement between PTPN III and Pertamina NRE, witnessed by Pertamina Deputy President Director Oki Muraza, Pertamina Director of Business Transformation & Sustainability Agung Wicaksono, and PTPN III President Director Denaldy Mulino Mauna. According to him, collaboration between the energy and plantation sectors can become a national model in supporting EBT-based energy security.
Not only PLTS, but also the two SOEs are managing a Biogas Power Plant (PLTBg) in the same location with a capacity of 2.4 MW. The biogas plant utilises palm oil liquid waste (POME) and is targeted to generate carbon credits of up to 66 thousand tonnes of CO₂ equivalent.
Pertamina NRE also unveiled plans to develop a crop-based energy ecosystem from the plantation sector as part of future innovations. The ecosystem is expected to expand the benefits of the green economy and create new business and employment opportunities, particularly for local communities.
With the total clean energy capacity in Sei Mangkei SEZ now reaching 5 MW, this project demonstrates that energy transformation is not only possible but also becoming a reality, thanks to strategic cooperation and the courage to innovate. (Hartatik)
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