Turkey’s floating power plant company Karpower International (Karpowership) has begun operation on its first LNG-to-Power project offshore Indonesia.
Karpowership said that the powership Zeynep Sultan began power generation using LNG on 20 September after the successful conversion of its first two dual-fuel engines. The LNG is converted from liquid to gas via a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU).
According to the company, Indonesia is fast becoming one of the world’s most important LNG hubs with this innovative project, bringing the first-ever floating LNG-to-Power project to the country, requiring no on-land construction.
The LNG-to-Power project is part of a gas supply agreement signed with government-owned electricity company Perusahaan Listrik Negara Gas and Geothermal (PLN), who provide the LNG via PT Pertamina, the Indonesian state-owned oil and natural gas corporation.
The eight-metre Hua Xiang FSRU is operated by PT Sulawesi Regas Satu, a joint venture of PLN GG and PT Humpuss.
Karpowership’s chief commercial officer Zeynep Harezi said: “ Through our powership’s dual-fuel engine capability, combined with the innovation of FSRU technology, we are able to offer a seamless transition to LNG-to-Power for our partners in Amurang.
“ Our investments in the upstream value chain will help us realize our goal of having 80 per cent of our powership fleet LNG powered by 2025 ”.