LPG for Power Generation in Indonesia: Techno-economic and Distribution Analysis

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10.2991/aebmr.k.210727.004How to use a DOI?

Keywords

LPG power generation, Energy System Saving, LPG/ LNG Price

Abstract

Application of LPG for power generation in Indonesia can be replacing the usage of fuel-oil at the existing power plant. It turns out that LPG is also a flexible and low-emission alternative to other fuel types within power generation that equal with other natural gas such as LNG or CNG. The main LPG advantages are the distribution which very well developed in Indonesia, handling LPG is also cheaper and saver since it does not have to be transported in cryogenic temperatures like in the case of LNG, neither high pressurized tank in the case of CNG terminal. Therefore, LPG might be a good solution for gasification program for the fuel-oil-driven power plants, which currently facing obstacles in the high cost of LNG regasification infrastructure, whereas this is a major concern in a long term investment in the power industry. This paper presents a techno-economy and distribution analysis start with the analysis matrix of how feasible a power plant to be converted to LPG until the calculation of capital expenditure, operation expenditure includes the distribution cost and distribution clustering scheme for the LPG supply chain. The existing power plants were divided into 13 clusters, where the study found 5 clusters are very competitive with the energy price less than 4 USD/MMBTU, 4 clusters are average competitive with the energy price between 4 to 6 USD/MMBTU, and 4 other clusters are not competitive with the energy price more than 6 USD/MMBTU.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yussa Dony Antarius
AU  - Rinaldy Dalimi
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/07/28
TI  - LPG for Power Generation in Indonesia: Techno-economic and Distribution Analysis
BT  - Proceedings of the Business Innovation and Engineering Conference 2020 (BIEC 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 21
EP  - 25
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.210727.004
DO  - 10.2991/aebmr.k.210727.004
ID  - Antarius2021
ER  -