Medan Mayor Bobby Nasution Agrees To Manage Garbage Into Fuel For Steam Power Plant

MEDAN - Mayor of Medan, North Sumatra, Bobby Nasution agreed to manage waste to become a provider of solid material fuel for "cofiring" the Steam Power Plant (PLTU) at PT PLN (Persero).

"We are open to anyone who wants to contribute to waste management. Currently, we are trying to change the waste management system from 'open dumping' to 'sanitary landfill'," said Bobby Nasution, quoted by Antara, Monday, March 28.

This was revealed following an agreement with the Medan City Government and PT PLN (Persero) on the Research and Development of Waste Management into Solid Jumputan Fuel on Monday (14/2).

This mutual agreement was signed by the Mayor of Medan Bobby Nasution and the General Manager of PT PLN (Persero) North Sumatra Power Generation Unit Purnomo.

Bobby Nasution explained, the purpose of holding a research and development cooperation in waste management is mutually beneficial, both for the Medan City Government and PT PLN (Persero).

"In the text of the agreement, PT PLN has carried out a 'cofiring' trial with a maximum percentage of five percent mixing biomass in the form of solid material fuel and coal. Then continued continuous operations," he explained.

Bobby Nasution explained that the Medan City Government has a source supply of raw materials for solid material fuel, including the production of more than 2,000 tons of waste per day.

"In accelerating the target of the national energy mix, the Medan City Government and PT PLN have agreed to cooperate in research and development of waste management into solid material fuel," said the Mayor of Medan.

Meanwhile, General Manager of PLTU Pangkalan Susu, Trisno Widayat, admitted his interest in managing waste at the Falls Final disposal site (TPA) in Medan Marelan into fuel.

"With the Pangkalan Susu PLTU, we can use the waste in the Waterfall TPA," Trisno said earlier this year.