PTMM Biomass to Electricity Project is a 24MW biopower project. It is located in North Sumatra, Indonesia. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in July 2007. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project is currently owned by Musim Mas Holdings.

The electricitiy generated from the plant has offsetted 103,861t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.

The process of combustion has been adopted in this project to release the stored energy from the feed. Palm kernel shells which is a kind of agricultural by-product is used as a feedstock to power the project.

Development status

The project got commissioned in July 2007.

Contractors involved

PTMM Biomass to Electricity Project (KIM I) is equipped with Dresser-Rand do Brasil Condensing turbine. The phase consists of 1 turbine with 7MW nameplate capacity.

PTMM Biomass to Electricity Project (KIM II Unit I) is equipped with Dresser-Rand do Brasil Condensing turbine. The phase consists of 1 turbine with 4MW nameplate capacity.

PTMM Biomass to Electricity Project (KIM II Unit II) is equipped with Dresser-Rand do Brasil Condensing turbine. The phase consists of 1 turbine with 9.8MW nameplate capacity.

PTMM Biomass to Electricity Project (KIM II Unit III) is equipped with Dresser-Rand do Brasil Backpressure Steam Unit turbine. The phase consists of 1 turbine with 3.2MW nameplate capacity.

Vickers Hoskins (M) Sdn supplied steam boiler for the project. The boiler installed at the site has a capacity of 55TPH. The temperature witnessed inside the boiler is around 450°C. The steam is pressurized inside the boiler at 40bar.

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This content was updated on 4 January 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.