‘We will generate 41GW of power from hydrogen’: Indonesian state-owned electricity giant

Senior PLN official says this will be one of the ways the company will reach the country’s net-zero emissions commitments by 2060

• Leigh Collins

Editor, Hydrogen Insight

Updated 9 July 2024, 16:51

Indonesian state-owned electricity provider PLN says it plans to use hydrogen to power 41GW of electricity generation in order to reach its goal of net-zero emissions by 2060, according to the president of the board of directors at renewables-focused subsidiary PLN Indonesia Power.

Edwin Nugraha Putra said in a statement that hydrogen and its derivative, ammonia, will begin to be used as a substitute for fossil fuel in power plants between now and 2030.