Rosatom to Supply Indonesia with Floating Nuclear Power
Russia's Rosatom has signed an agreement with Indonesia's PT Pembangkit Listrik Nuklir to supply electricity from two floating nuclear power plants to the North Maluku region. The project involves two PEB-100 units with RITM-200M reactors, with power deliveries expected to begin within five years after key contract conditions are met.
Consensus
- Rosatom and PT Pembangkit Listrik Nuklir signed an agreement on electricity supply from floating nuclear power plants.
- The project involves two PEB-100 floating units with a total capacity of 200 MW.
- The power plants will serve the North Maluku region on the northern part of Halmahera Island in eastern Indonesia.
- The reactors will be of the RITM family.
- Electricity deliveries are expected to begin within five years after the main contract conditions come into force.
- The project is being implemented on a commercial basis using private investments, without using Indonesia's state budget.
- This is the first export agreement in the world for electricity supply from a floating nuclear power plant.
Points of divergence
- The project is aimed at helping Indonesia with its nuclear ambitions and strengthening Russia's presence in the region, creating long-term dependency on Russian services. — tg_rybar
- Alexei Likhachev, CEO of Rosatom, stated that this is the first export deal of its kind and emphasized the potential for future construction of large-scale land-based nuclear power plants in Indonesia. — vedomosti
- Alexei Likhachev mentioned that Rosatom is discussing floating power plant projects with several African countries, including Egypt, and that active talks are ongoing with countries in Southeast Asia. — interfax
- Rosatom plans to lay four additional Russian-designed reactors in the near future as a result of the agreement. — interfax
- The agreement was signed during the Russian Energy Week (REN) in Moscow. — vedomosti
- The agreement was signed during a ceremony, and Rosatom has previously signed memoranda with Indonesia on nuclear power projects since 2015. — interfax
Coverage (4 sources)
- Nuclear presence — Рыбарь
- Rosatom signed an agreement on two floating nuclear power plants for Indonesia — Ведомости
- Rosatom agreed on delivery of floating power blocks to Indonesia — Интерфакс
- Rosatom agreed with Indonesia on power supply from floating blocks — Вести