Fertiliser Availability and Affordability Remain a Priority

PT Pupuk Indonesia (Persero) has affirmed that fertiliser availability and affordability remain non-negotiable amid its efforts to transition to cleaner energy.

“Our energy transition is gradual and measured,” the company’s corporate secretary, Yehezkiel Adiperwira, said in Jakarta on Thursday.

Yehezkiel said fertiliser was a significant factor in meeting national food needs, particularly in achieving the government’s target of food self-sufficiency.

“We are ensuring that all our factories remain reliable, including those producing urea, NPK and other fertilisers,” he said.

By 2050, total emissions under a business-as-usual scenario, with no intervention, are projected to reach 25 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. PT Pupuk Indonesia’s roadmap, however, targets a 96 per cent reduction in emissions by 2050, to about 1.7 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent.

Yehezkiel said the company was pursuing strategies to meet the target over the short, medium and long term.

“In the short term, the target for reducing energy consumption is linked to energy efficiency through factory revitalisation, followed by reducing gas consumption per tonne of product,” he said.