PLN Uses Rice Husk For PLTU Fuel Mixture

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JAKARTA - PT PLN (Persero) will use rice husks as a fuel mixture in steam power plants (PLTU) to reduce carbon emissions from coal burning activities. "The cooperation between PLN and SHS is a joint step to reduce carbon emissions. On the one hand, this collaboration can also increase the efficiency of the two SOEs in managing waste into valuable materials. ," said Darmawan in his statement in Jakarta, Thursday, March 3. Rice husk is one of the raw materials that can be processed into biomass. Until 2025, PLN needs approximately 10.2 million tons of biomass to substitute for 10 percent of coal needs in power plants.

President Director Sang Hyang Seri Maryono explained that the collaboration was in line with the business transformation carried out by his company. Moreover, so far in managing rice fields with a yield of 55 million tons per year there are piles of husks of 11 million tons. "We will process the husks into pellets that PLN can use for the co-firing program," said Maryono. has tested the use of pellets from husks at two PLTU, namely PLTU Lontar and PLTU Indramayu. Pellets derived from rice husks have a high calorific value of 3,700 kilocalories per kilogram, so they can be used as a substitute for coal. said Muryono.