Riau biomass fuel to start commercial production
Thursday, October 24 2013 - 12:55 AM WIB
Finland firm Dovre Group Oyj reported on Wednesday that renewable fuel production in Indonesia of its associate company SaraRasa Bioindo has started slower than expected due to commercial preparations and changes implemented in the production plant's pre-treatment processes.
Commercial production is expected to start in phases during the fourth quarter of 2013, the company said.
SaraRasa has started renewable fuel production at its production plant in the Riau. The inauguration of the plant was held on June 11, 2013. The plant, which produces pellets using waste biomass sourced from local food industry as feedstock, will have an annual production capacity of approx. 50,000 tons and will be one of the largest producers of pellets in Southeast Asia.
SaraRasa specializes in providing industrial grade pellets to power plants worldwide. Established in early 2012, SaraRasa Bioindo is jointly owned by the Singaporean renewable energy project developer SaraRasa Biomass Pte. Ltd., Dovre Group Plc, the Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd. (Finnfund), and a local private equity company.
Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak