A REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF GLOBAL ENERGY INTERCONNECTION IN INDONESIA: JAVA AND SUMATERA ISLANDS

Renewable Energy

Indonesia is called an archipelago state because consists of land and sea territory with plentiful resources of renewable energy such as geothermal, hydro, solar, wind, and bioenergy. The optimization of local renewable energy needs to support the national demand for electricity in Java as the majority of industrial areas and Sumatera with the highest usage of renewable energy (hydro power plants). The Global Energy Interconnection (GEI) is a modern energy system purposed to achieve global power demand in renewable energy, especially in reducing the level of CO2 emissions. This study aimed to review the mechanism of global energy interconnection if applied in Java and Sumatera islands, Indonesia. This study also applied the descriptive qualitative method with secondary data derived from the results of references review, journal interpretation, and publications research. The data needed is collected by literature study of the collections of data, theory, and concepts from various research sources related. The results indicate that HVDC interconnection between Java and Sumatera islands are more feasible to be implemented to fulfill the high energy demand and to transfer power across the island with renewable energy to achieve Net Zero Emissions in the future. The interconnection grid designed based on the GEI concept at a high level of electrification, large scale of clean energy development, and grid interconnection across regions will increase the transition energy towards a modern energy system.

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