Adaro's 2x30MW power plant to start operation
Friday, April 5 2013 - 08:35 AM WIB
IDX-listed coal mining giant Adaro Energy reported on Thursday that its 2x30MW coal-fired mine-mouth power plant is set to start operation this month.
With operation handled by subsidiary PT Makmur Sejahtera Wisesa (MSW), the power station will be fueled by E4000 coal from Adaro Indonesia?s supplied from nearby Wara mine through a newly built dedicated haul road, and it will supply power to Adaro?s new overburden crushing and conveying system (OPCC) and other mining operations, thus reducing Adaro?s fuel dependence.
"The innovative plant uses circulating fluidized bed technology, which is highly suitable for the combustion of high-moisture coals like E4000 and also removes sulfur dioxide from flue gas by limestone injection. It also reduces nitrous oxide emissions due to its low combustion temperature and uses electrostatic precipitator to eliminate ash emissions. A continuous online emission monitoring system will ensure compliance to the strict emission limits set for the plant," the company said, adding that the first unit should be commissioned in April 2013, and is scheduled to begin commercial operations later in 2013. By the end of 2012, the project was 95% complete with an expenditure of US$156 million.
When fully operational, the plant will consume about 300,000 tons of E4000 coal per year. It has a net power output guaranteed at 52.5MW. The company said that any excess power will be sold to state power utility PLN to help support the requirements of the grid system in Kalimantan, especially to help supply to nearby communities.
Editing by Er Audy Zandri