Batang Toru hydropower project

Batang Toru hydropower plant is an under-construction hydropower plant project located in Batang Toru River in South Tapanuli District of North Sumatra Province in Indonesia. The power plant is scheduled to be operational in 2022 and designed to be 4x127.5 MW in capacity. Batang Toru hydropower plant is developed by PT North Sumatra Hydro Energy (PT NSHE), a company founded in 2008. The pre-construction phase of the power plant has been started after the Purchasing Power Agreement (PPA) contract with the National Electricity Company (PLN) was signed on December 21, 2015. According to the Indonesian newspaper, Investor Daily, the Batang Toru hydropower plant would reduce carbon emissions by around 1.6 million tonnes of CO2 per year, or the equivalent of planting 12.3 million trees. Batang Toru hydropower plant is meant to contribute to 15% of North Sumatra peak load electricity needs. The project is a part of Indonesian National Strategic Program to build a number power plants with the total capacity of 35,000 MW. The project is also a part of the national effort in reducing global warming through reduction of carbon emissions, an implementation of the Paris Agreement ratified by the Indonesian Government in Law No.16/2016. Batang Toru hydropower plant is set to contribute to carbon emission reduction at 1.6-2.2 MTon per year or 4% of the national target from the energy sector w

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