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Japan to aid Indonesia develop

ammonia to reduce emissions

INDONESIA JAPAN has agreed to promote the use of ammo- an international conference in relation to the
nia as a generating fuel in Indonesia in an effort topic.
to cut its carbon dioxide emissions, especially as Hagiuda also announced a new initiative with
Jakarta aims to go carbon free by 2060. the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia to
Meeting in Jakarta, Japanese Industry Min- boost economic co-operation in Asia, aiming to
ister Koichi Hagiuda and Indonesian Energy strengthen investment in supply chains, connec-
Minister Arifin Tasrif on January 10 signed tivity, digital innovation and human resources.
a memorandum of co-operation on power The Asia-Japan Investing for the Future
generation. Initiative is seeking to make the region more
he deal involves mixing coal with ammonia, a attractive as a global supply chain hub, and cre-
substance that does not emit CO2 when burned. ate innovations for enhancing sustainability and
Japan is a leader in technology for this type of solving social challenges.
power generation. Japan is making major strides in developing
Hagiuda and Arifin also agreed to push ammonia. In December 2021, Japanese refiner
forward co-operation in the fields of carbon Idemitsu received its first shipment of blue
recycling and CO2 underground storage tech- ammonia from Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.
nologies as well as utilisation of hydrogen. (ADNOC) following a deal in August.
“We would like to advance co-operation, with The cargo was shipped from the Fertil plant
the government and the private sector working at Abu Dhabi’s Ruwais downstream hub in the
as one,” said Hagiuda. west of the emirate and arrived at the 255,000
He said Japanese businesses are already con- barrel per day (bpd) Yokkaichi refinery in Japan
ducting surveys needed for introducing power on December 9.
generation using ammonia in Indonesia, where Idemitsu is one of several Japanese companies
coal-fired power generation makes up about to have signed ammonia deals with ADNOC,
60% of the power generation mix. with Inpex and Itochu having all agreed supply
As the Indonesian government is seeking to contracts this year, while various South Korean
realise net-zero carbon emissions by 2060, Japan, firms have done the same.
which is aiming to achieve the goal by 2050, will The ammonia was produced using gas feed-
co-operate in creating a road map. stock supplied by ADNOC and CO2 emitted in
The two countries will also work closely in its production was captured and stored for use
training people who will contribute to the devel- in the company’s enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
opment of decarbonisation technologies and in efforts.™
exchanging research results as well as launching

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