FSRU begins operations for gas-to-power project in West Java, Indonesia

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has launched the commercial operation of the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Jawa Satu for the Jawa 1 LNG-fired power plant in West Java, Indonesia.

MOL owns the FSRU through local partner Jawa Satu Regas, an entity jointly established by Indonesian state-owned energy company Pertamina, Marubeni Corporation, and Sojitz Corporation among others.

The MOL-operated Jawa Satu will receive LNG for power generation from LNG carriers via the ship-to-ship transfer operation, store it, regasify it, and supply it to Jawa Satu Power, jointly established by Pertamina, Marubeni and Sojitz, which operates a large-scale LNG-fired power plant in West Java.

The power plant has a generating capacity of 1,760 MW. MOL said this is the first gas-to-power project in Asia, where power generation facilities and gas-related facilities using an FSRU are being developed as an integral element of the power generation process.

Electricity generated by the plant will be supplied to PLN, Indonesia’s state-owned electricity company, for 25 years.