PT Gunung Raja Paksi Tbk. (GRP), a Gunung Steel Group member and one of the most important private steelmakers in Indonesia continues to expand its Environment, Social, and Governance program. The company’s ESG strategy has seen it expand on its core pillar of Energy Transition, Low Carbon Solutions, and the inauguration of its PV Module Solar Panels, which are one of its new sources of renewable energy. The company’s operations in West Cikarang will be supported by the inauguration of this solar panel.
Tony Taniwan, a Member of the Executive Committee of GRP, and Abednedju Giovano Warani Sangkaeng (Argo), President Director of GRP were present at the event. UP3 PLN Cikarang manager Zamzami was also present, as was the Total Energies team responsible for selecting an EPC (Engineering Procurement and Construction), partner for construction execution.
GRP President Director Abednedju Giovano Warani Sangkaeng stated that the solar panel’s installation was part of GRP’s commitment to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and is part of the ESG Program which we launched in 2022.
Argo says that installing solar panels can bring GRP a variety of benefits. The potential reduction in annual carbon dioxide emissions through the ESG program, as well as cost savings because of the solar panel’s relatively low power consumption.
This is a long-term and sustainable benefit. He explained that this will help us to be more competitive in the future and enable us to produce green energy.
The total system capacity of the solar panels in phase 1 of the Forming Service Center area is 900 kWp. They can produce 1,239,068 kWh of electricity annually. This represents a reduction in 991.25 tonnes of CO2 emissions per megawatt hour. It is a step towards more sustainable and cleaner energy use. GRP plans to install additional solar panels on the roof of GRP’s factory with a target capacity of 33,000 kWp. It is expected that it will be complete by 2025.
The rooftop solar power plant has several sensors that monitor temperature, wind speed, and ambient temperature. This will make it easy to operate and maintain. Remote monitoring will be used to provide data on performance and carbon footprint.
All the power generated will be channeled to production and used for other purposes. In the future, solar panels will be one of the company’s renewable energy sources.
GRP is a company that implements solar panels using advanced and modern technology. This contributes to reducing Green House Gases (GHG) and fighting climate change. It also supports the implementation of a Green Energy culture in the company.
