The Potential of Renewable Energy to Replace Diesel Power Plants in Supporting Energy Transition in Indonesia
Februari 20, 2024 pukul 8:21 pm | Ditulis dalam Paper | Tinggalkan komentarTag: diesel power plants, energy transition, renewable energy
Agus Sugiyono, Budisantoso Wirjodirdjo, and Edi Hilmawan, The Potential of Renewable Energy to Replace Diesel Power Plants in Supporting Energy Transition in Indonesia, Key Engineering Materials, Vol. 974, pp 155-163, 2024, https://doi.org/10.4028/p-6SP3ks
Abstract
The Indonesian government is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris Agreement. One form of this commitment is the program to replace diesel power plants with renewable energy plants in the electricity sector. Fossil-based diesel power plant operations have disadvantages, such as relatively expensive generation costs and greenhouse gas emissions. There are three renewable energy technology options as potential substitutes for diesel power plants: a solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant integrated with a battery energy storage system (BESS), a small-scale geothermal power plant, and a micro-hydropower plant. This paper will analyze the prospects of each technology option based on its economic and environmental impact. Various technical parameters, including renewable energy potential and intermittent factors, as well as economic parameters such as investment and generation costs, are important factors for selecting prospective renewable energy generators. The analysis was carried out by calculating the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE), CO2 emissions, and oil fuel consumption for four different scenarios. The results of the analysis show that replacing the diesel power plants with micro-hydropower plants can reduce LCOE by 0.24 USD/kWh to 0.12 USD/kWh. The use of a solar PV power plant integrated with a BESS has the most potential to reduce CO2 emissions, which account for 54% of emissions from diesel power plants. Meanwhile, the potential for oil fuel reduction from this program can reach an annual average of 0.85 million kl.
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Transitioning from coal to solar: A cost-benefit analysis for sustainable power generation in Indonesia
Januari 10, 2024 pukul 8:25 am | Ditulis dalam Paper | Tinggalkan komentarTag: energy transition, phase-out coal power plant
Agus Sugiyono, Irawan Rahardjo, Prima Trie Wijaya, Afri Dwijatmiko, Aminuddin, Erwin Siregar, Silvy Rahmah Fithri, Nona Niode, Ira Fitriana. Transitioning from coal to solar: A cost-benefit analysis for sustainable power generation in Indonesia. AIMS Energy, 2024, 12(1): 152-166. https://doi.org/10.3934/energy.2024007
Abstract
The greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions contribution from power generation in Indonesia reaches 40% of the total GHG emissions in the energy sector because of the use of fossil fuels. The government aims to minimize GHG emissions in the power generation sector, one of which is the phase-out of coal power plants and replacing them with integrated photovoltaic (PV) power plants with battery energy storage systems (BESS). A cost-benefit analysis compared two development scenarios for 2023–2060. The base scenario continues developing coal power plants, and the phase-out scenario replaces coal power plants with integrated PV power plants and BESS. The analysis is solely focused on the financial costs and benefits for power plant investors. The results indicate that the present value of costs for the base scenario from 2023–2036 is initially lower compared to the phase-out scenario. However, in the long term, the costs of the phase-out scenario will gradually decrease and become more affordable. The benefit-cost ratio for the phase-out scenario is 2.36, while the base scenario is 2.12, indicating that the phase-out scenario is more prospective for future development. Additionally, the phase-out scenario has the advantage of achieving the net-zero emissions target by 2056 compared to the base scenario.
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