JAKARTA - PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional (KPI) emphasized the importance of sustainable practice in refinery management as part of efforts to meet national energy needs.
KPI Director of Operations, Didik Bahagia, said that sustainability does not only focus on refinery operations but also includes commitments to environmental protection and local economic strengthening, and is in line with the principles of Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG).
"In the context of sustainability, KPI implements ESG principles as the foundation in running a responsible, sustainable, and global competitive business," said Didik, Monday, July 7.
For this reason, according to Didik, KPI applies six pillars of sustainability aimed at minimizing environmental and social impacts, without sacrificing productivity.
According to Didik, this allows companies to continue to operate to produce fuel products needed by the community and generate profits in an environmentally friendly way and not harm the community.
The first pillar is energy efficiency. According to him, the use of energy is one of the most important things in operating a refinery.
"For this reason, KPI continues to innovate to further streamline energy use, including utilizing technologies such as the Electronic Burn faction Adjuster to optimize fuel burning in steam generation units, as well as reengineering hydrogen compressor components to improve engine performance," explained Didik.
Didik also said, this is a technological innovation used to optimize the fuel burning process in Steam Producer units, especially in refinery utilities areas.
This innovation made KPI's Energy Intensity Index (EII) drop to 105 percent in 2024, improving from 107 percent the previous year. To ensure this, KPI also implements an ISO 50001 management system on the Energy Management System," said Didik
The second pillar is emission reduction, which aims to reduce carbon emissions in refinery operations.
One of them is through the use of natural gas at Dumai and Balongan refineries.
As a result, KPI recorded a decrease in emissions of more than 430 thousand tons of CO2e throughout 2024.
Meanwhile, digitization of the process is the third pillar. KPI expands the advanced process control system (APC) across all refinery units to increase efficiency, prevent operations deviation, and save energy.
With this pillar, energy consumption in KPI operations can be reduced. Control on the performance of each part is also better, so that all forms of deviation can be minimized
The fourth pillar, resource efficiency, focuses on optimizing energy, water, raw materials, and other materials to make them more efficient and environmentally friendly.
"The goal is none other than to increase productivity while reducing environmental impacts," said Didik.
In the fifth pillar, KPI also develops lower-carbon renewable energy-based products such as the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and Renewable Diesel (RD) to reduce carbon footprint.
KPI is currently trying to develop SAF with crude oil raw materials which it believes also supports circular economic principles and the Net Zero Emission 2060 target or sooner.
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The last pillar is the safety of the process and the prevention of losses (Process Safety and Loss Prevention).
According to Didik, through this pillar, KPI applies a comprehensive protection system to prevent major accidents at refineries, while maintaining the safety of workers, assets, and the environment.
"We apply the six pillars to improve refinery performance, in order to produce quality products that are beneficial to the community. We are committed to achieving that target without neglecting other important aspects, including ESG principles," concluded Didik.
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