Renun River Hydro

Renun River Hydro

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Renun River Hydro

€6.00 /tCO₂e
Harmoniously increasing energy access by using the power of flowing water
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Project Overview

Sumatra, Indonesia’s largest island is covered by unique and dense tropical forest, abundant in wildlife; energy generation needs to meet growing demands and support sustainable development without harming this important and threatened ecosystem.

Solution Description

Built on the banks of Lake Toba, the project has been designed with careful consideration of the natural environment: making use of a natural height difference of about 500 metres means that power is generated without a retaining dam; most of the pipelines are built underground; and water is taken from several sources (Lau Renun River, Haporas River, Bargot River, Tapian Nauli River) to ensure sufficient downstream water flow. The project uses the natural river flow to generate energy using using 2 turbines and a regulating pond. In total the project has an installed capacity of 82 MW.

Impact

As well as providing clean energy to power sustainable development, the Renun River project reduces GHG emissions by displacing fossil-fuel derived energy that currently provides a large share of power to Sumatra’s grid. The local population of this remote region, 100k away from the regional capital, are benefitting from more job opportunities with technical training also offered. The project owner has funded public facilities such as toilets, roads and bridges; helped finance a new school, and in this multi-religious region a church and mosque have been supported. Finally the project owner has helped to upgrade the local health clinic and provide free medicine, which for remote communities is crucial.

Sustainable Development Goals

To learn more about the Sustainable Development Goals verified by the standard for this project, please check the registry link.

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Project Information

Project Name
82 MW Lau Renun Hydro Power Plant, North Sumatera
Structure
South Pole acts as Carbon Asset Developer
City
Silalahi/Dairi/Sidikalang
Country
Indonesia
Solution Type
Large Hydro (>15 Mw)
Methodologies
CDM-ACM0002-Grid-connected electricity generation from renewable sources
Project Partner
PT PLN (Persero)
Scale
Large scale
Grouping
Single Project
Sectoral Scope
Energy (renewable/non-renewable)
Standard
VERIFIED CARBON UNIT
Registries

Vintage

In carbon credits, a "vintage" indicates the year a specific amount of CO2 (measured in tonnes) was successfully reduced or removed from the atmosphere.
2017

10316 tCO2e

2018

6932 tCO2e

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