Subsidiary Of PT Barito Renewables Energy, Star Energy Geothermal Wins Gold And Green PROPER

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JAKARTA - A subsidiary of PT Barito Renewables Energy, Tbk (BREN), Star Energy Geothermal received the Gold and Green PROPER award from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry.

The gold PROPER award was given to Star Energy Geothermal Darajat II, Limited. Green PROPER awards were given to Star Energy Geothermal Salak, Ltd. and Star Energy Geothermal (Wayang Windu) Limited.

Merly, Corporate Secretary of PT Barito Renewables Energy, Tbk said, his party would like to thank the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) for the Gold PROPER award for its subsidiary PT Barito Renewables Energy Tbk, namely Star Energy Geothermal Darajat II Limited and the Green PROPER award for Star Energy Geothermal Salak Ltd and Star Energy Geothermal (Wayang Windu) Limited.

"This achievement is proof of the seriousness of PT Barito Renewables Energy, Tbk and the Star Energy Geothermal Group in carrying out safe operations while supporting the efforts of the government of the Republic of Indonesia in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, especially in efforts to overcome poverty, reduce inequality, and empower women in all areas of our operations," he said in a written statement, Thursday, December 21.

Merly also added that PT Barito Renewables Energy, Tbk together with Star Energy Geothermal are committed to always being partners of stakeholders for a sustainable future.

"We believe that geothermal operations, environmental conservation efforts, and improving community welfare can run in harmony," he explained.

Gold PROPER for Star Energy Darajat II, Limited is given for the company's achievements in energy efficiency strategies and processing improvements that contribute to the addition of new well capacity. The energy efficiency that was successfully carried out was 34,266 GJ by the Darajat generating unit.

Not only energy efficiency, this Darajat generating unit also received an award for its achievements in waste management and emission reduction. It should be noted that the geothermal generating unit is a unit of power generation with very little or almost no CO2 emissions.

The Green PROPER for Star Energy Geothermal (Wayang Windu) Ltd was given for the company's achievement in energy efficiency with the innovation of the method of adding oil to the main power plant equipment which succeeded in reducing energy usage by 886 MWh. In addition, the Wayang Windy unit also received appreciation for waste management methods and emission reduction.

Green Proper for Star Energy Geothermal Salak, Ltd is given for the company's achievements in energy efficiency, namely with an application from the Mobile Outfield Injection which has succeeded in saving energy of 6,110 GJ. In addition, the Salak generating unit also received appreciation for efforts to prevent emissions from emerging by eliminating H2S concentration and maintaining work safety and protecting the environment from the toxic H2S gas.

This Salak Unit is also successful in the aspect of water efficiency by utilizing remaining water in the manufacture of distilled water so that no more wasteful water is wasted. The efficiency of this water has succeeded in saving the use of 422.4 m3 of water.