Hyundai Motor Group participated in the 'Global Hydrogen Ecosystem Summit 2025' held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on the 15th (local time), and announced specific plans for the 'Indonesia W2H Hydrogen Ecosystem Establishment Project' being pursued in collaboration with the Indonesian government and the state-owned energy company Pertamina Holdings.
The event, hosted by the Indonesia Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy (IFHE), showcased the national hydrogen roadmap and best practices of major projects. Attendees included Minister Bahlil Lahadalia of the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, officials from the Ministry of National Development, Ministry of Infrastructure, Ministry of Economic Affairs, and representatives from Pertamina Holdings and Hyundai Motor Group.
Hyundai Motor Group previously announced at the 'Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024' held in Las Vegas, USA, that it would introduce a 'Waste-to-Hydrogen (W2H)' solution that converts organic waste into hydrogen in West Java, where its major production base is located in Indonesia.
W2H involves refining methane generated from organic waste such as food waste and livestock manure to create biogas, which is then converted into hydrogen. The project is characterized by the reduction of expenses in the hydrogen transportation and storage processes through the establishment of local hydrogen production bases, thereby enhancing the independence of hydrogen resources.
Hyundai Motor Group is deploying the W2H model in various regions in Korea, including ▲ the hydrogen production demonstration project underway at the Chungju City Food Waste Biocenter ▲ the establishment of a clean hydrogen production facility utilizing biogas generated from organic waste at the Cheongju Public Sewage Treatment Plant ▲ and a resource recycling project for the creation of a mini hydrogen city in collaboration with Paju City and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.
The Indonesia W2H hydrogen ecosystem establishment project marks the first demonstration project where Hyundai Motor Group will produce hydrogen from organic waste abroad.
Hyundai Motor Group plans to produce hydrogen using biogas extracted from the Sarimukti landfill near Bandung City in West Java. The Sarimukti landfill processes 80% of the approximately 1,500 tons of waste generated daily in Bandung City and is an area prone to natural disasters such as large fires, floods, and landslides due to ongoing abnormal weather caused by global warming.
Hyundai Motor Group plans to recover the Sarimukti landfill to prevent natural disasters and convert the biogas extracted from the reclaimed landfill into clean hydrogen using Hyundai Rotem's hydrogen reformer.
It also has plans to complete the installation of hydrogen reformers and the construction of hydrogen charging stations on the site provided by Pertamina Holdings by 2027. Hyundai Motor Group noted that it intends to continue close cooperation with Pertamina Holdings throughout all processes of the hydrogen value chain, including hydrogen transportation and the use of hydrogen mobility.
A representative of Hyundai Motor Group said, 'This project is significant as it is the first case of expanding the resource recycling hydrogen production demonstration project underway in Korea to overseas,' and added, 'In the future, we will cooperate with the Indonesian government and corporations to expand hydrogen production and accelerate the hydrogen society.'