Pertamina NRE Ready to Develop Solar Power Plants on PTBA's Former Mining Land
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Pertamina New & Renewable Energy (Pertamina NRE) has expressed its readiness to develop Solar Power Plant (PLTS) projects by utilising the operational areas and former mining lands owned by PT Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk (PTBA).
This commitment was formalised in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by both parties on Thursday (2/7) at the PTBA Head Office in Jakarta.
Corporate Secretary of Pertamina New & Renewable Energy (Pertamina NRE), Sri Nur Hidayati, stated in Jakarta on Friday that this synergy and collaboration represents a strategic step towards accelerating green energy development while strengthening national energy security.
According to her, accelerating the energy transition requires collaboration capable of integrating project development, industrial ecosystem readiness, and the enhancement of national capacity to meet the increasing demand for clean energy.
“This collaboration is expected to not only produce sustainable green energy projects but also drive the increase of Domestic Component Level (TKDN), strengthen the national industrial ecosystem, and open opportunities for green financing to support the development of new and renewable energy in Indonesia,” said Sri.
Through this synergy, Pertamina NRE stated its readiness to play a central role in converting national assets into clean energy hubs. This also supports the fulfilment of the 100GW solar power development programme targeted for achievement by 2029.
The memorandum of understanding between the two parties is intended to ensure that projects proceed in a measurable and rapid manner.
In this regard, Pertamina NRE and PTBA have agreed on a comprehensive scope of cooperation, beginning with the site identification stage and followed by feasibility studies regarding both technical and financial aspects.
Following this, both parties will evaluate cooperation models before finally proceeding to the final stage of full-scale project development.
Meanwhile, the Director of Downstreaming and Product Diversification at PTBA, Turino Yulianto, reaffirmed the company’s commitment to supporting environmental preservation through the concept of “sustainability through technology.”
PTBA believes that the technological expertise of Pertamina NRE can address the challenges of global carbon emission reductions without sacrificing energy security or national economic growth.
Furthermore, PTBA believes that this inter-SOE (State-Owned Enterprise) collaboration can serve as a real role model for the utilisation of state assets to commit to a role in clean energy.
“Through cooperation with PT Pertamina New & Renewable Energy, we see a great opportunity to optimise the national assets held by PTBA, including the use of former mining land as areas for solar power plant development as well as various other renewable energy potentials that can provide economic, social, and environmental benefits simultaneously,” said Turino.
Through this strategic partnership, PTBA aims to optimise national assets, including the use of former mining lands that have been reclaimed and rehabilitated, to be transformed into new green energy hubs that support the achievement of Indonesia’s Net Zero Emission targets.