The order was included in Valmet's orders received of the first quarter 2020. The first installation works were conducted in June 2020 and the commissioning of the complete biofuel feeding system is scheduled by the end of the year 2020.
“Sustainability is one of the cornerstones of our strategy. We have targeted for highly efficient electricity production and low emissions from the very beginning. This project is one of the company’s strategic steps towards greener energy production,” says Sami Sivola, station manager at Cikarang Listrindo’s Babelan Power Station.
The modification of the CFB Unit 1 is part of Cikarang Listrindo’s renewable energy development program. The target is to reduce carbon footprint and serve its end-customers to reach their sustainability objectives with green energy.
Cikarang Listrindo plans to utilize renewable fuels in its power generation process by modifying one of the existing CFB boilers. After the modification, it is possible to replace up to 20% of the coal fuel by biofuels for power generation. Palm kernel shell will be used as biofuel in the beginning, and other biofuel options will be taken into consideration later.
Valmet’s delivery scope includes engineering, supply and erection of new biomass fuel feeding system for the CFB Unit 1.
