Gentari Renewables (formerly known as PETRONAS Power), has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) with TotalEnergies EP Asia Pacific develop the 100MW Pleasant Hills Solar Project near Roma in Queensland.
The move forms part of efforts to decarbonise their parent companies shared interest assets within Asia Pacific region.
Pleasant Hills Solar Project will supply electricity to Gladstone LNG’s gas processing facility.
This is the first of several Gladstone LNG assets identified for decarbonisation as part of its Emissions Reduction Roadmap.
Currently, Gentari’s parent company PETRONAS and TotalEnergies each indirectly hold an equal 27.5% stake in the Gladstone LNG project.
Gentari chief executive Sushil Purohit said: “To achieve our joint decarbonisation goals, it is critical to harness all our capabilities, capacity and resources efficiently.
“This includes optimising our existing partnerships and working to decarbonise our own business entities.
“Gentari’s latest partnership with TotalEnergies therefore, will provide a new momentum in our net-zero efforts, and to build the right ecosystem for growth in clean energy and net zero solutions.”
Julien Pouget, senior vice president Asia Pacific for exploration & production and renewables at TotalEnergies, added: “We are pleased to join forces with our long-standing partner PETRONAS, through Gentari, to decarbonise our joint assets in Asia Pacific leveraging on our respective strengths.
“Through this Strategic Collaboration Agreement, we are paving the way for very concrete action plans ranging from implementing best practices to eliminate methane emissions, to energy efficiency and electrification with low carbon power.
“The 100MW Pleasant Hills Solar Project, which will contribute to lowering the emissions of Gladstone LNG, is a first material implementation of this agreement.”