Pt Pertamina Power Indonesia (Pertamina NRE) and Tokyo Electric Power Holdings Inc. (TEPCO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the development of green hydrogen and ammonia, according to SolarQuarter, a solar energy media company covering the Asia Pacific and Africa. The MOU is a follow-up to a joint study agreement (JSA) signed last October. The JSA also received support from NEDO, a national research and development institute in Japan.
The MOU covers the development of the project, with eventual near-term commercialization given to the Indonesian market and medium to long term targeting exports to Japan and other countries.
Pertamina has a significant geothermal portfolio, and the company is currently developing a green hydrogen and ammonia pilot project in the Ulubelu geothermal area with a production target of 100 kg/d. Indonesia has significant geothermal potential that can eventually be used for electricity production, as well as hydrogen and ammonia.