Indonesia’s largest power plant shifts from coal towards biomass
Indonesia State utility PLN’s fuel procurement subsidiary, PLN EPI, has set its 2024 delivery target at 259,581 tonnes, up 60% from the previous year.
The plant’s 600-MW No.9 unit will see the largest increase in its use of biomass, after having undergone a biomass co-firing upgrade last year. That unit will grow its biomass fuelling more than fourfold, from 2023 levels of 22,741 tonnes to a targeted 105,062 tonnes in 2024.
Wood sawdust is the chief biomass source used by the plant, according to the report.
Photo of the Paiton power plant courtesy of Paiton Energy.
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