Sidoarjo TPA Waste Is Used As An Alternative Material For PLTU
SIDOARJO - Waste at the Final Disposal Site (TPA) in Jabon, Sidoarjo, East Java is used as an alternative material for a steam power plant (PLTU) by PT Pembangkitan Jawa Bali (PJB), a subsidiary of PT. PLN Persero.
Sidoarjo Regent Ahmad Muhdlor welcomed PT PJB's move to utilize processed waste at the Jabon Sidoarjo TPA to be used as an alternative fuel for the Java-Bali power plant.
"This collaboration has been initiated by the Sidoarjo Regency Government with PT PJB since early 2022. Now, the cooperation has entered the trial stage by sending RDF Briquettes or alternative fuels as much as 60 tons for Co-firing fuel for steam power plants," he said. reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, July 19.
He said the test was carried out to determine whether the briquette content had met the standard of fuel substitute for coal that had been used by the power plant.
"The briquettes will be used for alternative fuels at PLTU Tanjung Awar-awar Tuban. So far, the need for coal fuel in a day at PLTU Awar-awar reaches 8,000 tons. The use of alternative fuels is part of PJB's plan to reduce the use of coal. ," he said.
In addition, he said, the use of processed waste as an alternative fuel for PLTU in order to support the New Renewable Energy (EBT) mix program. The central government through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources is targeting the NRE national mix program until 2025 to reach 23 percent.
The Sidoarjo Regency Government, said Gus Muhdlor, had already prepared this beforehand. Support the NRE national mix program by utilizing waste that is processed into alternative fuels.
"The exploration of cooperation in the use of processed waste to use alternative fuels for this PLTU is a solution for waste management in Sidoarjo. Now it is still in the trial process, because this is the first time PJB has used alternative fuel RDF briquettes for steam power plants," he said.
Director of Operations 2 of PT PJB, Rachmanoe Indarto during a visit to the Jabon TPA some time ago conveyed the alternative fuel with Co-firing technology to reduce the use of coal fuel that has been used by PLTU. "The use of alternative fuels for processed waste is a real step for PJB in realizing the EBT target until 2025, the target is 23 percent," he said.
Rachmanoe said the use of biomass as an alternative fuel to replace coal, one of which is from processed waste.
"The composition of the use of processed waste biomass can be up to 10 percent. The fuel requirement at PLTU Awar-awar in one day is 8,000 tons of coal, if one percent is for co-firing, the use of biomass can be 80 tons per day," he said.
Head of the Sidoarjo Environment and Hygiene Service, Bahrul Amig, explained that as a comparison, to produce 100 tons of briquettes, 300 tons of waste is needed. Meanwhile, the capacity of processing waste at the Jabon TPA in a day can produce 160 tons of briquettes with an average of 600 tons of waste in one day.
“The amount of incoming waste will be maximized again, processed into briquettes. Meanwhile, 60 tons were sent for the burning test at the PLTU,” said Amig.
According to him, what is needed for PLTU combustion is the type of processed waste with low organic content. Because it will create a high-calorie fuel content that can generate maximum heat.
"There are two types of waste in the Jabon TPA, first, waste that contains high organic matter and inorganic waste or low organic content," he said.