JAKARTA – PT Pupuk Indonesia will develop green ammonia and blue ammonia industries in Indonesia. Adapting technology from Japan and Germany, Pupuk Indonesia opens collaborations with all parties to realize this clean energy project.

Director of Portfolio & Business Development of PT Pupuk Indonesia Jamsaton Nababan explained that according to the company's commitment to support the government's energy transition program, Pupuk Indonesia will develop a green ammonia industry in Indonesia. He emphasized that joint efforts in developing clean energy need to be made to achieve the Net Zero Emission (NZE) target.

"We continue to develop in a cost-efficient manner. One of the strategies in the energy transition is green ammonia, which is the company's current focus," said Jamsaton at the 2023 Pupuk Indonesia Clean Ammonia Forum, quoted on Saturday (1/4/2023).

Pupuk Indonesia's step in developing a clean ammonia ecosystem has received support from Japan and Germany. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Japan (METI) assesses the development of clean ammonia as a strategic step in the decarbonization agenda.

Director for Fuel Ammonia, Petroleum and LNG Policy, Agency for Natural Resource and Energy, METI, Masashi Watanabe explained that Indonesia has a large potential for developing clean ammonia. This clean ammonia development step is also considered to be more effective in reducing carbon emissions by up to 60 percent greater than co-firing technology.

"This has been implemented in Japan. We even project an increase in ammonia demand of up to 30 million tons in 2050. Indonesia can play a role in becoming a supplier of this ammonia," said Masashi.

Masashi explained that there were several collaborative projects between Japan and Indonesia that were developed to improve this clean ammonia ecosystem. "We fully support Indonesia to be able to realize this project," added Masashi.

The same support also came from Germany. Vice President Industry Services, TÜV SÜD South Asia Bratin Roy explained that Indonesia is a country with large ammonia development. One of the current challenges is capital and investment in the development of this clean ammonia ecosystem. For this reason, according to Bratin, it is necessary to increase the standardization of results from Indonesia's green ammonia production.

"Indonesia, like other Asian countries, has great potential for developing clean ammonia. For that, we and Pupuk Indonesia are conducting a joint study to increase the standardization of green ammonia products and ensure that this step can actually achieve the global emission reduction target," said Bratin Roy.