Opportunities and Challenges for Small-Scale LNG in Indonesia
(Room Garuda 8, 1st Floor)
19 Sep 18
9:30 AM
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11:00 AM
Tracks:
TRACK A - Trends, Projects and Strategies
Providing reliable and affordable power in Indonesia is challenging given the country’s topography, being comprised of over 17,000 islands with about 6,000 inhabited islands spread across a wide geographical area. Whilst the country’s electrification rate stood at around 90 percent in 2016, this masks large regional differences due to the concentration of its population and generation assets in Java-Bali and Sumatra-Batam. Historically there has been a reliance on diesel fired plants in remote regions and islands where electrifications rates have been lower. To meet growing demand Indonesia has seen many ambitious government plans to boost conventional generation and renewable supply, which have been subject to delays due to a mix of social, technical and financing issues. Some of the ongoing government policies include the development of new and renewable energy, the 35,000MW program, and PLN’s small-scale LNG supply and infrastructure projects. As Indonesia continues to try to meet growing demand and improve electrification, what options are likely to be in the best long-term interest of the country? Drawing insights from TLG’s recent Indonesian projects in both LNG and renewable energy, this presentation will focus on the more remote parts of Indonesia and discuss the relative merits and drawbacks of ssLNG infrastructure. The presentation will aim to touch upon topics such as cost competitiveness, commercial issues, scalability, flexibility and future optionality considerations, threat from renewables, as well as implementation-related factors.