Palm Oil Magazine – DSNG and Sumitomo Forestry Inaugurate First Wood Pellet Plant in Boyolali, Boosting Local Economy and Renewable Energy

PALMOILMAGAZINEBOYOLALI – PT Biomassa Lestari Nusantara (BLN), a joint venture between PT Dharma Energi Investama, a subsidiary of PT Dharma Satya Nusantara Tbk (DSNG), and PT Sumitomo Forestry Indonesia, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd, has completed the commissioning of its first wood pellet factory in Boyolali, Central Java. The factory is expected to begin commercial operations soon.

Situated in Ngadirojo Village, Gladagsari Subdistrict, the factory covers four hectares and has an annual production capacity of 60,000 tons of wood pellets. This is the first wood pellet factory in the region, aimed at meeting sustainable energy needs and boosting the local economy by using 100% locally sourced materials.

The commissioning ceremony was attended by various stakeholders, including the village head, local police, military, and community members. The event featured a ribbon-cutting ceremony and traditional food offerings symbolizing prosperity, blessings, and harmony.

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“This marks DSNG’s commitment to implementing the circular economy by minimizing wood waste and turning it into value-added products. It also aligns with our efforts to support renewable energy development in Indonesia,” said Andrianto Oetomo, Director of PT Dharma Satya Nusantara Tbk, in an official statement to Palmoilmagazine.com on Friday (20/9/2024).

Toshiro Mitsuyoshi, President Director of Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd, also said that the project would support decarbonization through ‘wood cycle’ concept, which meant, the wood supply chain circulation from the forestry sector to construction sector. “We would like to take advantages on wood potential and provide environmental energy solution sustainably,” he said.

The wood pellet factory was to process wood wastes within 10 tons per hour capacity designed to produce renewable energy equal to 14 MWe. The source of wood wastes would be from the local and industries, such as, veneer waste from plywood industries in Central Java and around. The factory planned to export its products to Japan.

In the commissioning phase, some tests were running to confirm that the factory would operate as standard as the healthy one and highly get efficiency. The management was optimistic that after the test was accomplished, the factory would commercially operate and really contribute to provide clean energy both for Indonesia and the world.

For the factory would be operating, PT BLN hoped to reinforce Indonesia in renewable energy trade and support every effort to get carbon emission globally. (P2)

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