Westnokem.com – PT PLN (Persero) has managed to increase the use of biomass as an alternative to coal in 40 combined heat and power plants (PLTU). Through co-firing technology PLN Group managed to reduce carbon emissions by 429 thousand tons of CO2 during the first half of 2023. coal use. Co-firing is the partial replacement of coal with biomass materials such as wood pellets palm bark and sawdust. PLN director Dharmawan Prasuju said in a press release in Jayapura on Thursday that this joint burning was done not only to reduce emissions but also to empower the community and build a peoples economy. PLN invites the community to be actively involved in the production of raw materials with co-digestion in their areas starting with the installation of a biomass generator to turn household waste into pellets. He said that the joint program of the popular economy was PLNs concrete step to respond to global problems. Achieving a clean and energy-free Indonesia. Strengthening national capacities with the principles of social environment and governance (ESG) he said. In total biomass consumption reached 04 million tons in the first half of 2023 and is expected to reach 1 million tons by the end of the year higher than 2022 of 058 million tons. Similarly if it is seen from the year 2021 only 029 million tons. The consumption of this biomass will continue to increase to 10 million tons in 2025.
Darmwan detailed the combined firing order for Sumatra and Kalimantan (Sumkal) with a value of 38547 tonnes Sulawesi Maluku Papua with 12445 tonnes for Nusa Tenggara (Sulapana) and Java Madura and Bali (Gamli). biomass. PLN in the future will be more resilient than the 40 PLTU achieved at the end of this year and we will add two PLTU and gradually reach 52 PLTU in 2025. Co-degradation of biomass can therefore contribute 12 percent of the total. New Renewable Energy Mix (EBT) in 2025. Dermwan explained that PLN has prepared a national roadmap for the joint shooting program until 2025. For this reason the party continues to work towards the decarbonisation target of 954000 tonnes of CO2 in 2023. PLN continues to be committed to supporting Indonesias decarbonization efforts one of which is the implementation of joint biomass releases. PLN has managed to reduce CO2 emissions by 429470 tons by the first half of 2023 and we will continue to do so.
He said Indonesias long-term goal for 2060 is to be emissions-neutral or sooner. In addition PLN is also implementing several new innovations to ensure that the supply chain of biomass resources for power plants is well-functioning. For example transportation by sea takes advantage of Indonesias geographic location as an archipelagic country and works with the government and stakeholders in the supply of biomass. So PLN is not only using this technology to reduce emissions. He said that PLN understands that there are elements of a circular economy that can create an energy ecosystem in society where electricity is generated through peoples contributions and people enjoy it again. .