TotalEnergies and Gentari Renewables have signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement to develop renewable energy projects in the Asia Pacific region. This agreement strengthens their existing partnership in the energy transition. The signing took place at the Energy Asia Conference in Kuala Lumpur, with representatives from both companies present.
Pleasant Hills Solar Project: Collaborating for Low-Carbon Electricity Supply in Australia
As part of the agreement, TotalEnergies and Gentari will work together on the Pleasant Hills Solar Project in Queensland, Australia. The project aims to supply low-carbon electricity to the gas production and processing facilities in the Roma field. The solar project has a capacity of 100MW and will contribute to reducing emissions from the Gladstone LNG facility, in which both companies hold a 27.5% stake.
Julien Pouget, Senior Vice President Asia Pacific for Exploration & Production and Renewables at TotalEnergies, expressed satisfaction with the collaboration, highlighting the importance of concrete action plans to address methane emissions, energy efficiency, and low-carbon power.
“We are pleased to join forces with our long-standing partner Petronas, through Gentari, to deploy renewable energies in Asia-Pacific and decarbonize our own facilities 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”, commented Julien Pouget, Senior Vice President Asia Pacific for Exploration & Production and Renewables at TotalEnergies.
Driving Net-Zero Solutions for Sustainable Future in Asia Pacific
Sushil Purohit, CEO of Gentari, emphasized the need to leverage capabilities, capacity, and resources to achieve decarbonization goals. He mentioned that the collaboration with TotalEnergies will provide new momentum in their net-zero efforts, creating an ecosystem for growth in clean energy and net-zero solutions.
The Strategic Collaboration Agreement signifies the commitment of both companies to developing renewable energies in the Asia Pacific region. By combining their strengths, TotalEnergies and Gentari aim to contribute to the global energy transition and reduce carbon emissions. This collaboration is in line with their shared objective of building a sustainable future and promoting clean energy solutions.
“To achieve our seal decarbonization goals, it is critical to harness all our capabilities, capacity and resources efficiently. This includes optimizing our existing partnerships and working to decarbonize 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,” commented Sushil Purohit, CEO of Gentari.
