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SOUTHEAST ASIA Electric will strengthen Medco’s capabilities and will flow 1,200 MMBTU of gas to PT. Domas
allow us to continue developing our Gas IPP Agrointi Prima. But in the future, until the
MedcoEnergi Announces and O&M business in Indonesia, through the period of 2028, it is hoped that the rate of gas
application of advanced technology and best
absorption through this pipeline will continue to
Strategic Alliance with international practices”. increase. This distribution pipe has a maximum
gas flow capacity of up to 6 MMSCFD. The
MEDCOENERGI, September 7, 2020
Kansai Electric Power Pertagas trials gas flow to construction of this project was also successfully
completed faster than the targeted time, namely
Company August 29, 2020. “On August 3, construction
was completed, and today we can test the gas
Medco Energi Internasional announces the Kuala Tanjung flow,” he explained.
signing of a strategic alliance between its Pertamina Gas as an affiliate of the gas PERTAMINA, September 10, 2020
wholly owned-subsidiary, Medco Power subholding PGN and Pertamina ensures that
Indonesia and Kansai Electric Power. the gas pipeline infrastructure development to
Under the alliance, Medco Power and Kansai the Kuala Tanjung Industrial Estate is ready to EAST ASIA
Electric will form a new venture, bringing operate. Thursday (10/9), Pertagas conducted
together Kansai Electric’s global technical a trial for the first gas distribution to an “K”LINE joins hydrogen
expertise with Medco Power’s experience industrial consumer in Kuala Tanjung, PT
in developing and operating power plants Domas Agrointi Prima. “This is a new outlet utilisation council
in Indonesia, to provide superior Gas-fired and will simultaneously support the Kuala
Independent Power Producer (Gas IPP) and Tanjung industrial area towards a clean energy Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K”LINE) is
Operation and Maintenance (O&M) services. area,” said Pertagas Corporate Secretary Fitri pleased to announce that “K”LINE has
Roberto Lorato, the CEO of MedcoEnergi, Erika. participated in the “Kobe/Kansai Hydrogen
expressed his satisfaction and said that “this Erika added that the trial of gas flow to the Utilization Council” founded together
collaboration between Medco Power and Kansai 23-kilometer Kuala Tanjung pipeline is proof with the companies involved in various
Electric will unlock our potential to grow in of gas subholding to remain committed to hydrogen-related projects with the goal of the
the Power sector in Indonesia in line with the solving the challenges of developing oil and gas implementation of a hydrogen society as well
Company’s strategy to become a leading Energy infrastructure amid the pandemic. “Previously, as development of hydrogen supply-chain in
sector player”. two weeks ago, we had just inaugurated the first the Kobe/Kansai area.
Eka Satria, the President Director of Medco gas delivery to BOB Bumi Siak Pusako,” he said. Kansai area is one of the most advanced
Power mentioned that “the alliance with Kansai In the early stages, this distribution gas pipe area in the world where various world’s leading
projects concerning hydrogen supply and
utilization are currently underway including
the hydrogen supply chain pilot project with the
effective utilization of brown coal in Australia
conducted by CO₂-free Hydrogen Energy
Supply-chain Technology Research Association
(“HySTRA”), demonstration project of hydrogen
cogeneration system (“Hydrogen CGS”) at Kobe
Port Island, and investigation on the possibilities
for the introduction of hydrogen-fueled power
generation.
In order to accelerate these efforts to
achieve a hydrogen society as well as “Basic
Hydrogen Strategy” and “Strategic Roadmap
for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells” published by the
Japanese government, the companies promoting
hydrogen-related business have joined and
founded the Council. The member will conduct
feasibility study in pursuit of the large-scale
utilization of hydrogen in 2030’s by way of
unifying experience acquired through existing
projects and business resources owned by
companies operating in Kobe/Kansai area.
KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, September 4, 2020
MITSUBISHI installs marine
SOx scrubbers on 22 ships

DIA-SOx that the marine SOx scrubbers
produced by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co.,
Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

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