Atiek Puspa Fadhilah, Advisor for GIZ Indonesia, commented: “The two worlds of maritime and energy transition go together. There is a demand from the maritime sector, and a push for energy transition in Indonesia, which are the Net-zero Emission Roadmap for the Energy Sector and the Hydrogen Roadmap which has been published recently. While the hydrogen strategy for maritime transport will start in 2030, it would be optimal that we start working on contributing the solutions now. With our project’s objective centering around solutions to decarbonise ferry transport in the small island context, it is my hope that the result from our project will contribute to the push for decarbonisation of the maritime transport in Indonesia and beyond.”

To note, earlier in 2025, HDF Energy signed two strategic agreements to accelerate the deployment of its Renewstable hydrogen power plants in Indonesia. Furthermore, the company’s subsidiary PT HDF Energy Indonesia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore decarbonizing the country’s maritime sector using green hydrogen.