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  • Eco Friendly Vehicle
29 October 2019

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  • Indonesia

Tangerang: PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) has inaugurated vehicle charging stations in four areas in Indonesia.

The areas are Tangerang, South Bali, Jakarta, and Bandung.

PT PLN Acting CEO, Sripeni Inten Cahyani, said that the inauguration of the stations is part of the company’s program to develop infrastructure for battery-powered electric motor vehicles.

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“This is in accordance with the government’s policy to develop clean energy based on the Presidential Regulation no. 55 year 2019,” Sripeni said here on Monday.

Sripeni promised that PLN would provide more charging stations, either developed solely by the state owned company or through cooperation with other stakeholders.

The inauguration was also attended by the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry’s Electricity Director, Rida Mulyana and PT PLN’s acting commissioner, Ilya Avianti.

So far, PLN has established cooperation with 20 rivate companies in developing infrastructure and charging stations specifically for battery-powered electric vehicles.

Sripeni said that PLN plans to gradually build 10 more charging stations across Indonesia to serve battery-powered electric motor vehicles, scooters, and other electric vehicle types.

“PT PLN has held cooperation with 20 private and state-owned companies in providing and building more charging stations across Indonesia in every area possible. This reflects our commitment to not only decrease the amount of air pollution but also to reduce our reliance on non-renewable energies, such as fossil fuels.” She said. (Translator: Muhammad Gestinev)

  • Renewables
29 October 2019

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  • Indonesia

October 29 (Renewables Now) – Total Solar Distributed Generation has completed the installation of a rooftop photovoltaic (PV) array at a site of Indonesian petrochemical company Chandra Asri Petrochemical (IDX:TPIA).

The solar power plant at Chandra Asri’s facility in Cilegon, a coastal city in Banten province, will be able to produce more than 390 MWh of electricity annually, Total Solar said on Tuesday. The output of the 2,200-panel installation will meet about 15% of the petrochemical firm’s electricity demand. The generated power will also mitigate around 765 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per year.

According to the statement, the project is among the first “no capex” schemes in Indonesia, not requiring an initial investment by the customer.

  • Eco Friendly Vehicle
29 October 2019

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  • Indonesia

Indonesia is buoyant about emerging as a major producer of electric vehicles (EV) owing to quite abundant raw materials to produce lithium batteries, the main component of EV manufacturing.

Besides this, the country believes that electric-based vehicles can lower air pollution, especially in Jakarta, categorized as one of the polluted cities in the world and infamous for its massive traffic jams due to carbon emissions from motor vehicles, among other things.

To expedite the materialization of the EV industry and attract investors, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) had signed Presidential Regulation No. 55 of 2019 on the acceleration of battery-operated vehicles for road transportation in early August 2019.

Development of the domestic electric vehicle industry will be accelerated in accordance with the regulation effective as of August 12, 2019. Furthermore, it encourages optimization of local content to increase competitiveness, incentives, charging station infrastructure development, and special electricity tariffs for battery charging, as well as environmental preservation.

The regulation also pushes for energy efficiency, security, and conservation in the transportation sector, clean energy usage, air quality improvement, and the realization of Indonesia’s commitment to lowering greenhouse gas emissions.

“We know that 60 percent of the key to electric cars is the batteries, and we have the components to make them (such as) cobalt and manganese in our country,” Jokowi noted in a statement posted on setkab.go.id.

Most electric cars available in the market today were some 40 percent more expensive than fossil-fueled cars, he pointed out.

Hence, he was optimistic that Indonesia’s ubiquitous resources of materials required for making batteries would help push down prices, thereby creating greater demand for EVs.

Jokowi believed that Indonesia is a strategic place for EV businesses to start, and the country is capable of designing an affordable and competitive electric car industry.

Sharing the president’s optimism, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan was also confident about Indonesia becoming part of the global supply chain in the electric car industry in the subsequent five years.

“I am optimistic that Indonesia would become part of the global supply chain in the next five years. As much as 70 percent of the raw materials required for the production of lithium batteries are produced in Indonesia. It also has abundant reserves of rubber and tin,” Pandjaitan noted in a statement recently.

As the biggest producer in the mining sector, he believes Indonesia should have the power to determine the price of the commodity.

According to Pandjaitan, South Korea’s LG Chemical is contemplating on building a facility to produce lithium batteries in Indonesia as a precautionary measure against the country’s plan to ban nickel ore exports from January 2020.

He believed that LG Chemical’s intent to build the facility in Indonesia will support the government’s plan to develop electric cars.

Besides this, PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN) has expressed readiness to start battery electric vehicle (BEV) production at its factory in Karawang, West Java.

“It is a global trend. If we do not join it, we will not be able to export,” TMMIN president director Warih Andang Tjahjono stated in Tokyo on Oct 28, 2019.

TMMIN is committed to supporting the government’s target for the share of electric vehicle output to reach 20 percent of Indonesia’s total car production by 2025.

The Ministry of Industry had earlier targeted investment in the battery industry for electric vehicles in the country.

One of the important aspects in accelerating the production of the electric vehicle industry is the preparation of supporting industries, such as power control units (PCU), electric motors, and batteries, then Minister of Industry Airlangga Hartarto stated.

Based on data, increasing investment in Indonesia for the industrial sector that will produce electric vehicle batteries only needs one additional stage, such as investment in the battery cell industry.

Other investments in mine concentrations, refinery, and electrochemical production are already a part of the Morowali Industrial Zone (IMIP) in Central Sulawesi.

In the meantime, the National Energy Council (DEN) has urged offices to set up charging stations for electric vehicles.

Electric vehicles can lower air pollution, fossil fuel consumption, and oil imports, DEN Secretary General Djoko Siswanto noted in a statement on Sept 30, 2019.

“The rationale behind using electric vehicles is to realize a cleaner environment, curb air pollution, curtail fossil oil consumption, and lessen imports. DEN urges all electric car producers to begin production of the vehicles now,” he remarked.

To support the initiative to use electric vehicles, every office should provide electric sockets or public electric vehicle charging stations (SPKLUs) at parking lots for charging batteries.

“Every office is advised to build electric sockets at motorcycle parking lots. For motorbikes, charging a vehicle battery at home or office is sufficient. Each takes around four hours to charge and can suffice for five day trips from home to office and vice versa,” he explained.

State-owned electricity company PT PLN had earlier affirmed its support to the development of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (SPKLU) following the issuance of Presidential Decree No. 5 of 2019.

“We will facilitate all parties keen on developing electric vehicles,” PLN Acting President Director Sripeni Inten Cahyani stated, adding that the company will offer two business schemes: Company Owned Company Operated, or COCO, and Partner Owned Partner Operated, or POPO.

Furthermore, PT PLN will offer a 75-percent discount for electric motorcycle owners and free charge for electric car users to augment power capacity, so they will have sufficient electricity to charge their vehicles at home.

The Agency for Technology Assessment and Application (BPPT) had earlier echoed that electric vehicles would pick up steam in Indonesia, with more charging stations being set up nationwide.

The agency held the Indonesia Electric Motor Show (IEMS) 2019 on Sept 4-7 in Jakarta to promote the use of electric vehicles in the country.

  • Renewables
29 October 2019

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  • Singapore

SINGAPORE — By next year, Housing and Development Board (HDB) residents can expect to see one in two flats sporting solar panels on their rooftops.

And by 2030, Singapore aims to produce at least 2 gigawatt-peak (GWp) of solar energy, said Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing on Tuesday (Oct 29).

That would be enough to power around 350,000 Singaporean households a year — more than 10 per cent of the peak daily electricity demand today, said Mr Chan, who was speaking at the opening of the Singapore International Energy Week conference.

Solar energy is set to play a key role in ensuring Singapore’s energy future. Infographic: Ministry of Trade and Industry

The 2030 target is more than five times the current target of 350 megawatt-peak (MWp) of solar energy by 2020. As of the second quarter of this year, some 260 MWp of solar capacity has already been installed.

Singapore is on track to meet its 2020 target, said Mr Chan, who added that “one in two HDB rooftops” will be fitted with solar panels by then.

Read also: Student’s lightbulb moment leads to installation of solar panels on school’s roof

OVERCOMING SPACE CONSTRAINTS

Given Singapore’s space constraints, the Republic needs to come up with ways to maximise the number of solar panels installed here, said Mr Chan.

He said that solar panels can be deployed on reservoirs, on top of rooftops or even on the vertical surfaces of buildings.

Read also: S’pore’s first large-scale floating solar panel system to be deployed at Tengeh Reservoir by 2021

“If we can do that, we will be able to significantly double the amount of space (available),” said Mr Chan.

The Government is currently studying setting up floating solar panels in Bedok Reservoir and Lower Seletar Reservoir.

For its part, national water agency PUB also announced in June that it intends to deploy Singapore’s first single large-scale 50 MWp floating photovoltaic (PV) system on Tengeh Reservoir by 2021.

Read also: Sembcorp, Singapore Polytechnic team up to develop pilot solar panel recycling plant

It was also reported last year that Sunseap will be building a sea-based floating photovoltaic system, a five-hectare development located north of Woodlands Waterfront Park, along the Straits of Johor.

Other initiatives to support solar adoption include the use of vacant state land that is not required for development in the near future.

This was started by JTC Corporation in May.

The project, called the SolarLand initiative, uses mobile substations and solar PV systems that can be relocated to alternate sites, should the land be needed for other uses.

In a factsheet released on Tuesday, the Energy Market Authority (EMA) said that Jurong Island made an “ideal location” for the first SolarLand project due to the availability of vacant land that was large enough to accommodate it.

The current system deployed at Jurong Island can produce about 6.6 GWh of solar energy per year, said the EMA.

In his speech, Mr Chan added that Singapore will also support research and development into solar energy, and also streamline regulations to make it cost-competitive to deploy solar panels.

For example, research is ongoing for building-integrated photovoltaics, said the EMA. This could mean that solar panels could soon be integrated directly into a building’s facade, rather than as separate rooftop installations.

STORING ALL THAT SOLAR ENERGY

In order to “do solar energy well”, Singapore will also need technology to store it, added Mr Chan.

However, the adoption of such energy storage systems (ESS) here is still “nascent”, and there is less than 1 MW of such systems installed currently, said the EMA.

Hence, Singapore aims to deploy 200MW of storage systems beyond 2025, said Mr Chan.

The EMA noted that the production of solar energy fluctuates due to weather conditions such as cloud cover, and this could lead to imbalances between electricity demand and supply.

Having adequate storage support will help overcome this, it added.
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  • Bioenergy
29 October 2019

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  • Cambodia

THE CAMBODIAN government is seeking a private partner to invest in a waste to energy plant to be developed in Phnom Penh.

Reports in Phnom Penh Post said the government had asked the Ministry of Mines and Energy to look into this.

The city generates more than 3,000 tonnes of rubbish daily and is currently faced with a waste management crisis.

A spokesman from the ministry, Victor Jona said they were currently preparing the relevant procedures for companies that want to participate in the auction for waste disposal rights in Phnom Penh.

Last week, the government revoked the business licence of Cintri (Cambodia) Ltd, Phnom Penh’s only waste disposal contractor, and will temporarily take over its services before putting waste disposal rights for auction.

In the past, the ministry issued up to six licences to foreign investment companies to assess the construction of a waste-to-energy plant.

However, after completion of the studies, only two companies sent documents to the ministry for review.

Apparently, the cost of the electricity generated from waste-burning was a major obstacle and the problem at the time was the high price.

Citing studies, Jona said electricity prices from a waste-burning plant would be in the range of US$0.14-US$0.15 per kWh.

The price of electricity from local hydropower plants currently stands at US$0.11.

However, Jona said producing electricity from rubbish is a must.

“An auction is needed to select a company to transform rubbish into electricity. We will run out of space for rubbish if we leave it unattended.”

Ham Oudom, a freelance consultant on natural resources governance, welcomes the investment in waste-to-energy electrical production as a renewable source.

Such investments not only address waste management but also reduce pollution.

  • Oil & Gas
29 October 2019

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  • Myanmar

YANGON- Seven gas-fired power plants are now generating over 1,168-MW electricity before summer in 2020. Moreover, the plants will be joining the national grid system boosting Myanmar’s power capacity, according to the Ministry of Electricity and Energy.

The power plants are 28MW gas-fired power plant in Shwe Taung, Bago Region, 66MW and 20MW gas-fired power plants in Magway Region, 151.54MW gas-fired power plant in Ahlon Township, Yangon Region, 150MW gas-fired power plant in Kyaukphyu Township, Rakhine State, 350MW  and 400 MW gas-fired power plants in Thanlyin and Tharkayta Townships in Yangon Region.

Those gas-fired power plants are now boosting to generate totaling 1,165.54 MW of electricity targeting before coming summer.

Aiming to fulfill the Myanmar’s electricity requirements in timely, 28MW gas-fired power plant and 66MW gas-fired power plant are being constructed in Shwe Taung Township in Bago and Magway Regions.

Dr Tun Naing, Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy, inspected above mentioned project sites on October 27th and he also urged the officials not to reduce power voltage during power distribution time and to pay special attention to the at least of power cutout.

Likewise, Electricity and Energy Minister Win Khaing said that the ministry was carrying out the power distribution tasks for the whole country until the December meeting the target 50 percent.

In Myanmar, only 34% of the population had access to electricity in 2016.

However, 50% of the population can enjoy the electricity by the end of this year. It is the goal of the electricity ministry because about 16 % can enjoy more electricity within three years, according to the electricity and energy minister.

Myanmar’s energy consumption is among the lowest in the world. Around 70% of popultaion and 84% of rural households had no access to electricity, according to the World Bank report announced in June of 2015.

  • Renewables
29 October 2019

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  • Lao PDR

NONG KHAI: The first hydropower dam on the lower Mekong River began commercial operations in Laos on Tuesday amid protests from Thai villagers who say the Xayaburi Dam and several others in the works will destroy their livelihoods.

The 1,285-megawatt Xayaburi Dam’s debut coincides with parts of the Mekong drying to a trickle even at the end of the rainy season, though its builders and operators say it is not responsible for the reduced river flow.

Xayaburi, which will sell 95% of its power to Thailand at an average rate of 2 baht per unit, is the first of at least nine more hydropower projects either under construction or planned on the lower Mekong in Laos.

The new spate of dam-building is poised to turbo-charge already-fraught water and food security disputes after years of worry about the 11 existing Beijing-built dams on the upper Mekong in China are choking the river on which millions depend for their livelihoods in Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.

Xayaburi Dam has been nine years in the making and the 135-billion-baht project, built and financed by Thai companies and banks, has been controversial since inception.

On Tuesday, Buddhist monks on the Thai side of the Mekong chanted and provided blessings in a ceremony for the river, which activists from the Freedom Mekong Group says is in danger of dying.

“When Xayaburi dam officially generates electricity … we won’t be able to know how the river will change and how bad it will deteriorate, said activist Montri Chanthawong.

About 150km to the south of Xayaburi, the fishing village of Ban Namprai is having its driest year in living memory.

Villagers say the Mekong is normally at least 3 metres high at the end of the rainy season, when Ban Namprai typically holds dragon boat races, which this year had to be cancelled.

Fishermen and fish farmers said that since March, when Xayaburi first started testing their turbines, they’ve seen ever-more erratic river flow that can’t be explained just by a drought earlier in the year.

“I think the future of the river is dire. This is just the beginning,” said Ban Nampai’s village chief, Sangtong Siengtid, 45, who is a fisherman himself.

“With more dams, the once powerful Mekong river will become just a small creek,” he said.

Some fish farmers in the nearby town of Nong Khai have begun moving fish enclosures out of the river and into manmade ponds fed by pumped-in water, said Krit Hemarak, 39, a local fish farm entrepreneur.

Xayaburi’s main developers, Thailand’s CK Power Plc , blamed the dried-up patches of riverbed downstream on late monsoon rains and an upstream Chinese dam.

CK Power, a subsidiary of Thai construction company CH. Karnchang Public Company Limited, declined requests for interviews from Reuters and did not respond to written questions.

Its Facebook page features videos of special 6 billion baht “fish ladders” and sediment gates that CK Power says will ensure the Mekong’s fragile ecosystem of fish migration and the sediment crucial to farming in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta will not be harmed.

The company will invest in “the most sustainable manner”, Thanawat Trivisvavet, CK Power’s managing director, said in an article in a local newspaper on Tuesday.

Environmental groups say the technology has not been tested.

  • Renewables
28 October 2019

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  • Thailand

October 28 (Renewables Now) – Singapore’s Cleantech Solar has signed a deal to install photovoltaic (PV) panels atop the roofs of 19 stores owned by retail giant Tesco (LON:TSCO) in Thailand.

The solar power plants operator has inked a power purchase agreement (PPA) with hypermarket chain Tesco Lotus that will see it build and operate the solar plants. The installations are expected to have an output of over 21.5 GWh per year, the companies announced last week.

Cleantech Solar will be responsible for financing the design, installation, operation and maintenance of the PV arrays. Tesco Lotus, meanwhile, will not be required to make any capital investment. Once operational, the power plants will generate electricity that will save more than 12,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions annually.

The deal is in line with Tesco Group’s goal of souring 100% of its power from renewables by 2030 and become carbon-free by 2050. The group’s interim target is to meet with renewables 65% of its electricity consumption by 2020.

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