Freeport Develops Clean Energy Power to Electrify Mining

By Editorial Team 12/12/2023
electricity market
Summary

PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) is set to construct a clean energy power plant to support its mineral mining operations in Papua. Tony Wenas, PTFI President Director, stated that the company is developing a 168-megawatt gas-fired power plant (PLTMG) expected to commence operations in 2024. PTFI also plans to cease coal-fired power plants (PLTU) by 2027 and replace them with combined-cycle power plants (PLTGU).

According to Tony, PTFI aims to achieve a 30 percent reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its mining operations by 2030. He claimed that PTFI in 2021 had already reduced GHG emissions from operational activities by 22 percent compared to 2018. "This reduction is largely due to the transition from open-pit mining to underground mining, where we utilize an automated underground electric train system," he said Monday.

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