Energi Berdikari Village
The empowerment of the Energi Berdikari Village demonstrates PHE Subholding Upstream's commitment to ensuring access to more affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy sources, including community-based and new and renewable energy sources (NRE).
WASTECO (Waste Energy for Community)
Waste to Energy for Community (Wasteco) is part of Pertamina's Independent Energy Village in the form of a program to process waste into methane gas to provide household gas and MSMEs in Manggar Village, Balikpapan, which has received the title ProKlim Utama Village. Until the end of the reporting period, the Wasteco Program served 200 households and 22 SMEs in Balikpapan's Manggar Baru Village by utilizing 462,680 m3 /year tons of waste methane gas per year. Additionally, the Wasteco program reduced carbon emissions by 181,145 ton CO2 eq/ year and has an impact of 1:10.08 on the community through the calculation of Social Return on Investment (SROI). The calculation results show that there are social benefits of Rp. 10.08 for the community and related stakeholders.
Kembang Bersinar
Solar energy-based renewable energy programs, including the Kembang Sinar Program, implemented in a remote area of the Mahakam Delta, specifically the Muara Kembang Village, Muara Jawa District, Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan. This program aims to phase out diesel generators in favor of solar energy. The Kembang Bersinar Program has the potential to reduce emissions from generators by 198,789.55 kgCO2 /year and fuel oil (BBM) consumption by 74,520 liters/year. The Kembang Bersinar Program was utilized by 70 households, or 286 residents also can saving a total of Rp372.6 million per year on diesel for generators. In 2021, Energi Berdikari Village Muara Kembang District received the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's Desa Kampung Iklim (ProKlim) award.
Renewable Solar Energy Sharing / Berbagi Energi Surya Terbarukan (BEST)
Another solar energy utilization program, namely the BEST Program, has also developed a solar home system (SHS) management that replaces the use of diesel generators. until the end of 2021, benefiting up to 67 households or 360 residents through the BEST program and 17 public facilities. The use of SHS has resulted in an annual savings of Rp266.83 million on diesel fuel purchases. Another benefit is the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 176.82 tons CO2 eq/year, which is obtained by reducing the use of fuel for generator operations of 136.22 liters/year. The Energi Berdikari Village of Tani Baru Village has also received the 2021 ProKlim predicate award.
In addition to the flagship program of Desa Energi Berdikari above, Persero is also developing NRE which is integrated into other flagship programs throughout Indonesia, including at the program location of the Suku Anak Dalam indigenous community.