Indonesia's PAU to build blue ammonia plant in Central Sulawesi

The PT Panca Amara Utama (PAU) plant in Luwuk, Central Sulawesi, loads its first shipment of ammonia on Jul 7, 2018. The company signed a memorandum of understanding on March 18, 2021 to begin a feasibility study on developing a blue ammonia plant in the province.(PAU/PAU)

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): Indonesia made its first step toward developing an ammonia-based green fuel last Thursday (March 18), when ammonia producer PT Panca Amara Utama (PAU) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on using the carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) process for producing blue ammonia at its plant in Central Sulawesi.

Publicly listed gas refiner PT Surya Esa Perkasa (SEP) announced in a press release on March 19 that under the terms of the agreement, its subsidiary PAU would conduct a joint study on CCUS for clean fuel ammonia production with the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC), the Mitsubishi Corporation and the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB).