Power Purchase Agreement Ratified, PLTS Terapung Tembesi Prepares to Sell Green Electricity to PLN Batam

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13 February 2024 • 3 min read

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Power Purchase Agreement Ratified, PLTS Terapung Tembesi Prepares to Sell Green Electricity to PLN Batam

PT PLN Nusantara Power (PLN NP) and PT TBS Energi Utama have signed an Electricity Sale and Purchase Agreement with PT PLN Batam for the PLTS Terapung Tembesi Batam 35 MWac project, equivalent to 46 MWp. The agreement, inked on Monday, February 12, 2024, has a term of 25 years.

 

According to the Regulation of the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR), the government permits up to 5% of the reservoir area for the construction of floating solar power plants. Consequently, the second-largest floating PLTS in Indonesia will be erected on part of the Tembesi Reservoir, covering a land area of 864 hectares.

 

PLTS Terapung Tembesi is estimated to require an investment of IDR 481 billion. This project will be developed by PLN NP and TBS through their affiliates, namely PT PLN Nusantara Renewables (PLN NR) with a 51% ownership share and PT Batam Tirta Surya with a 49% ownership share. The goal is to complete the construction of the New Renewable Energy (EBT) plant's first phase by the end of 2024, with overall completion expected in March 2025 to electrify industrial areas in Batam.

Hartanto Wibowo, Director of Corporate Planning and Business Development at PT PLN (Persero), stated that PLTS Terapung Tembesi is anticipated to act as a catalyst in attracting foreign investment to Batam Island, thereby bolstering the local economy and sustainable energy infrastructure. Moreover, if other reservoirs such as Duriangkang Reservoir and Sei Harapan Reservoir are utilized, Batam could potentially generate 1 GW of EBT-based electricity.

Ruly Firmansyah, Main Director of PLN NP, emphasized that this project serves as a prototype for developing EBT generators outside Java. "Following the successful inauguration of PLTS Terapung Cirata, we aspire to replicate similar projects in several other reservoirs throughout Indonesia," he remarked. To expedite the energy transition, Firmansyah stressed the urgent need for the development of EBT plants across the archipelago.

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