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PLN wants nuclear energy to enter grid by 2040
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An artist's rendition of Thorcon International's proposed 500 MW floating nuclear plant in Indonesia. The facility would run on thorium, a radioactive metal, that is more readily available than uranium, but for which technology is less developed. (Handout/Thorcon International)
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tate-owned electricity company PLN expects nuclear power-generated electricity to enter the grid before 2040 to help meet the nation’s energy needs.
The government categorizes nuclear energy as a form of “new energy”, along with other sources like hydrogen and ammonia, and is banking on them alongside renewable energy to deliver on its net-zero emissions pledge.
Arionmaro Asi Simaremare, PLN’s energy transition manager, said the target was in line with the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry and the National Energy Board’s (DEN) plan to utilize nuclear energy for the transition to clean energy.
“PLN already has a plan to include nuclear in the [electricity] system. We estimate nuclear [energy] will enter the grid before 2040,” he said during the ESG Conference hosted by Maybank Sekuritas on Wednesday, as reported by the Antara news agency.
Read also: RI eyes nuclear, ammonia and hydrogen to aid its 2060 net-zero goal
PLN’s upcoming long-term electricity procurement plan (RUPTL) for 2024-2034 lays out business plans to produce 75 percent of its power from renewable energy sources and the remaining 25 percent from gas.
Renewable energy, according to that road map, will produce 31 gigawatts (GW) of baseload power, the electricity generated to meet day-to-day use outside of emergency and peak demand, which currently is produced by coal and gas plants.
