New alliance looking into hydrogen pipeline connecting Indonesia and Singapore

Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries, through its subsidiary Sembcorp Utilities, has signed a joint development framework agreement (JDFA) with PT PLN Energi Primer Indonesia (EPI), a subsidiary of PT PLN (Persero), and PT Transportasi Gas Indonesia (TGI), a joint venture between PT Pertamina Gas Negara and Transasia Pipeline Company, to establish a potential hydrogen transportation pipeline connecting Sumatra, the Riau Islands in Indonesia and Singapore.

The agreement aims to facilitate the creation of a regional hydrogen hub, tapping on PT TGI’s experience in natural gas transportation across Indonesia.

As announced on October 24, 2023, and October 21, 2024, Sembcorp and PT PLN EPI are partnering on the potential development of a green hydrogen production facility in Sumatra, Indonesia, with an annual capacity of 100,000 metric tonnes.

This project is expected to be Indonesia’s first green hydrogen export to Singapore as well as Southeast Asia’s largest green hydrogen development initiative. The produced hydrogen would be exported via a subsea pipeline.

Sembcorp said that the cross-border tripartite collaboration will advance both Singapore’s and Indonesia’s hydrogen ambitions and align with their national decarbonization plans.

In other news, Sembcorp’s subsidiary Sembcorp Green Hydrogen India is investigating opportunities for renewable energy and green hydrogen projects across India through discussions with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) to secure a definitive joint venture agreement.