Indonesia's first thermal power plant stops operating
Indonesia's Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) has held a press conference to inform about the country’s progress in the early decommissioning of the Cirebon-1 thermal power plant.
Smoke and steam billows from the coal-fired power plant owned by Indonesia Power, next to an area for Java 9 and 10 Coal-Fired Steam Power Plant Project in Suralaya, Banten province, Indonesia (Photo: reuters.com)
Jakarta (VNA)🦩 - Indonesia's Ministry ofMaritime Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) has held a press conference to inform about thecountry’s progress in the early decommissioning of the Cirebon-1 thermal powerplant.
RachmatKaimuddin, Deputy for Infrastructure and Transportation Coordination at the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment, said the Cirebon-1 plant, located inKanci, Cirebon, West Java, began construction on May 1, 2008 with a capacity of660 MW. It is operated by CEP, a multinational corporation. deputy minister of the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment Earlier, the National Power Company and theIndonesia Investment Authority in December 2023 signed an agreement to soon stopthe operation of this plant. The agreement was signed to fulfill Indonesia'scommitment at the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United NationsFramework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) to achieve net-zero emissions by2060. Cirebon-1 will end its power supply obligations in December 2035, instead ofJuly 2042 as originally planned. This is an important development inIndonesia's energy transition, helping to significantly reduce greenhouse gasemissions. Since its operation, this firstunit has produced 5 TWh of electricity per year, which is transmitted via theJava-Madura-Bali connection system. The power produced by the plant has been supplied to West Java and central Jakarta./.
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Smoke and steam billows from the coal-fired power plant owned by Indonesia Power, next to an area for Java 9 and 10 Coal-Fired Steam Power Plant Project in Suralaya, Banten province, Indonesia (Photo: reuters.com) 
