The Ambition to Raise Production

Vale Indonesia is fast tracking the construction of three smelters in a bid to boost refined nickel production. It pursues gas supplies to reduce nickel smelter carbon emissions.

Retno Sulistyowati

July 18, 2022

CHALLENGES stand in the way between Vale Indonesia’s ambition to push nickel smelter projects in three provinces. The company is still looking for gas supply to fuel up the smelters’ power generator.

Vale Vice President Adriansyah Chaniago said he had spoken with the Upstream Oil and Gas Special Regulatory Task Force (SKK Migas) about obtaining gas supplies. The possibility was, he said, for Vale to get liquefied natural gas (LNG) fr

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