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PT PLN has again gained achievements in the international arena by winning 3 ASEAN Coal Awards 2021 which was held in the Philippines. The award, which is held every two years, is a part of a campaign to use environmentally friendly coal technology. In the announcement of the ASEAN Center for Energy (ACE), through the Directorate General of Mineral and Coal of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, PT PLN won awards for three categories. First, the first winner is in the power generation segment below 100 MW (megawatt) for the category of Best Practices in Clean Coal Use and Technology for Small Scale Power Generation. This award was won by the 2×25 MW Orchid Steam Power Plant (PLTU) under the Sulawesi Main Generation and Distribution Unit (UIKL), the Gorontalo Generator Controlling Executing Unit (UPDK). Then, the second award was won by PLTU Lontar 3×315 MW under the management of PLN's subsidiary, PT Indonesia Power, winning first place in the 100-500 MW power segment for the category of Best Practices in Clean Coal Use and Technology for Medium Scale Power Generation. Third, it’s in the large power segment of 500 MW and above, PLTU Central Java 2 Adipala Operation and Maintenance Services Unit (OMU) with a capacity of 1 × 660 MW. Under the management of Indonesia Power, this plant won the 1st Runner-Up position for the Best Practices in Clean Coal Use and Technology for Large Scale Power Generation category.

PT PLN's Executive Vice President of Corporate Communications and CSR, Agung Murdifi stated that this award is encouraging news, and gives encouragement to PT PLN which continues to be committed to providing environmentally friendly sustainable energy. This proves that PT PLN continues to work hard and smart in accordance with international standards. The award received by the PLN unit in Gorontalo refers to the Gorontalo PLTU with a capacity of 2 x 25 MW located in Ilangata Village, Anggrek District, North Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo Province. The people of Gorontalo know it by the name of PLTU Anggrek. Done by the best young Indonesians from PT Rekadaya Elektrika, which is Engineering, Procurement and an electricity Construction (EPC) contractor company within the PLN Group. Its presence supports the electrification ratio in Gorontalo Province to reach 99.9 percent or higher than the national level of 98.93 percent when it was inaugurated. PLTU Lontar or PLTU Banten 3 Lontar is a power plant that has been operating since 2012 in Tangerang, Banten. This PLTU has experience in managing electricity with international standards, including receiving the ISRS (International Sustainability Rating System) certificate in early January 2019.  ISRS itself is the world's leading system for measuring and improving the quality of management systems in companies so that they can run sustainably, especially in the aspects of HSE (Health Safety Environment). Uniquely, the Lontar PLTU uses water hyacinth-based biomass and waste in its mix with coal, thus helping to answer environmental problems around its operating area. Furthermore, PLTU Central Java 2 Adipala OMU, is a power plant that uses a Supercritical Boiler with a steam pressure of 25.4 Megapascal. PLTU Jateng 2 has also been included in the co-firing program carried out by PLN in an effort to reduce carbon emissions and encourage the increase in new and renewable energy.

In the 2021 ASEAN Coal Awards, Indonesia participated by sending ten participants for the Best Practice categories (coal mining, clean coal use and technology for power generation, and coal distribution), Corporate Social Responsibility, and Special Submission. Overall, there are nine nominations from Indonesia who won this award. Director General of Mineral and Coal, Ridwan Djamaluddin expressed his appreciation for the victory in the 2021 Coal Awards and hoped that this award would be motivation to improve performance nationally, regionally and globally. The delivery of the 2021 ASEAN Coal Awards is planned to be held virtually in conjunction with the 39th meeting of the Energy Ministers of ASEAN countries on September 16th.