Bioenergy 2025 Reflection: Decarbonization Strategies and Challenges
- Mar 2
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Bioenergy comprising biomass, biogas, and biofuels, contributed nearly mix in 2024 and plays a strategic role in achieving Net Zero Emissions (NZE). Indonesia has a national biomass potential of 83.4 million tons per year, but actual utilization remains limited to only 22 million tons. Through its co-firing program, PLN has already reduced more than 2.5 million tons of CO2e emissions, while the government targets 9 million tons of biomass to be used by 2030. The main challenges include industrial production scale and infrastructure limitations.
Efforts to accelerate bioenergy utilization are also supported by research into bioethanol, B40-B50 biodiesel, and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by BRIN, as well as national biomass mapping to inform energy policies. However, implementation faces obstacles such as competition between the energy sector and food/cosmetic industries over palm oil residue use. Strategic partnerships by PLN EPI with five biomass suppliers mark a concrete step to strengthen the supply chain and accelerate a sustainable transition to bioenergy-based power.
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