Pertamina Tennis Refinery Improved Green Diesel Production Capacity Up To 6,000 Barrels Per Day

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JAKARTA - Pertamina's flagship green fuel product, namely Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) or Green Diesel D100, is increasingly recognized by the world. This product is a substitute for diesel fuel that is more environmentally friendly that can be used directly as vehicle fuel or produces green electricity through use in generators. This green fuel product produced by Green Refinery Cilacap has received an International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) certificate. Through ISCC certification, Pertamina's HVO Products admit that the use of this product contributes to reducing carbon emissions by 65-70 percent of its general fuel so that it deserves to be referred to as a green product. General Manager of Cilacap Refinery - PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional, Edy January Utama said Pertamina is committed to increasing the capacity and capability of Green Refinery Cilacap, which is currently only 2,500 to 3,000 barrels per day to 6,000 barrels per day. "The products include Green Diesel, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, and Bionafta," he said in an official statement, Saturday, October 29. The production capacity of Green Refinery Cilacap to produce Green Diesel products is 3,000 barrels per day with plant-based raw materials in the form of Refined Bleached Deodorized Palm Oil (RBDPO). Currently, the European market has been marketed and accepted, especially Germany and France. He added that the increase in green energy capacity is in line with the world's market demand for clean energy products and as a form of Pertamina's seriousness in implementing aggressive strategies at Green Business in its zero emission net roadmap. "The flexibility of green energy raw materials will also be further improved so that not only processing CPO-based but also processing other materials such as Used Cooking Oil (UCO) or crude oil into green energy," he added. In the second phase, the development of the Cilacap green refinery, apart from the flexibility of the product type, has also been planned to increase the refinery's ability to process second generation renewable feedstocks such as broken oil or the like, so that the contribution to reducing emissions of its products has increased to 85-90 percent compared to fossil fuels. In collecting oil, it will also be studied the potential for implementing the circular economy concept which focuses on improving the community's economy so that the existence of Green Refinery can provide positive benefits for the community in addition to more environmentally friendly energy. The HVO product with the branding name Pertamina Renewable Diesel (Pertamina RD) was previously launched and used to support the implementation of Jakarta E-Prix 2021.