Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has launched commercial operations of its floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Jawa Satu for the Jawa 1 liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fired power plant in Indonesia.
The MOL-operated Jawa Satu will receive LNG for power generation from carriers via ship-to-ship bunkering, according to the company.
The LNG will be stored, regasified and supplied to PT Jawa Satu Power, operating a 1,760 megawatt (MW) LNG-fired power plant in West Java, Indonesia.
Representing the first ‘gas-to-power’ project in Asia, electricity generated by the plant will be supplied to Indonesia’s state-owned electricity company PT PLN for 25 years
The FSRU Jawa Satu has a split ownership between Pertamina (26%), Marubeni (20%), MOL (19%), Sojitz (10%) and others (25%).
Equipped with a storage capacity of 170,000m3, the nearly 300m long FSRU boasts a regasification capacity of 300 MMcsfd (million standard cubic feet per day).
Construction of the vessel was first announced in 2018 when the company originally targeted a start-up date of December 2021.
FSRU Jawa Satu (above) and LNG carrier (below) for ship-to-ship LNG transport. ©MOL
The Group also outlined its plans to develop a variety of ‘social infrastructure businesses’ in addition to traditional shipping businesses to meet evolving social needs including environmental conservation.
MOL stated that this initiative alins with the growth of offshore and non0shipping businesses set forth in the ‘BLUE ACTION 2035’ management plan and the low-carbon business strategy highlighted in its ‘MOL Group Environmental Vision 2.2’ strategy.
The Group has recently signed a long-term charter contract with Tokyo LNG Tanker Co. Ltd. (TLT) for a newbuild LNG carrier.
To be built at the Geoje Shipyard of Hanwha Ocean Co. Ltd, the vessel is scheduled for delivery in 2026.
‘HANARIA,’ a hybrid passenger ship that can use hydrogen and biodiesel as fuel. ©MOL
MOL also announced today the launch of Japan’s first hydrogen biofuel hybrid passenger ship ‘Hanaria’.
Built at the Hongawara Ship Yard Co., Ltd, the ship can select propulsion energy from hydrogen fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries and biodiesel fuel, achieving a greenhouse gas reduction rate of 53%-100% compared to fossil-fuelled vessels of the same class.
