Thursday, October 26, 2023

PT PLN which has prepared a number of strategies to anticipate demands for reducing carbon emissions in the electricity sector

CNBCIndonesia.com wrote about President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) who ordered that this year at least one coal-fired power plant (CFPP) could be guaranteed to be retired early. Meanwhile, Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Dadan Kusdiana said that his party is planning an early retirement program for coal-fired power plants at 2 CFPPs, namely Pelabuhan Ratu CFPP and Cirebon-1 CFPP. However, between the two CFPPs, it is still being decided which one can be executed first.

 

Kontan.co.id wrote about PT PLN which has prepared a number of strategies to anticipate demands for reducing carbon emissions in the electricity sector. One of the big tasks of this state-owned electricity company is to retire early and slowly turn off coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) which are currently still the backbone of national electricity. The existence of coal-based power plant is still a mainstay because it is considered capable of reducing the basic cost of providing electricity (BPP). This will impact the selling price of electricity to customers which is cheaper. VP of Electricity Digitalization, PLN Digital Management Division, Agus Tri Susanto, stated that currently his party has a long-term plan regarding which coal plants will be shut down, but in terms of reducing carbon emissions in the electricity sector, PLN does not want to immediately shut down the CFPPs because they still want to maintaining domestic energy supply and security. 

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