Reference project

Sangatta Project

The Sangatta plant is located in Indonesia, in Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. The plant, with a thermal capacity of 9.9 MWth, was successfully commissioned in 2017 and utilises residues from palm oil production.

Project overview

Sangatta (ID) 9.9 MWth

LocationIndonesia, Kalimantan, island of Borneo

Capacity9.9 MWth

CommissioningSuccessfully in 2017

FeedstocksResidues from palm oil production: mainly empty fruit bunches (EFB), palm oil mill effluent (POME) and decanter sludge

Geographic location

Plant location

Sangatta, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

World map showing the location of Sangatta in Indonesia — The marker shows the location of the plant in Sangatta on the island of Borneo.

Project contribution

My scope of services

My personal scope of services for this project included in particular:

Project management
Construction supervision
Commissioning

Project impressions

Impressions from the Sangatta project

Gesamtanlage Auffangraum (4) — Overall plant – catchment area (4)

Gärresttank mit Gasspeicher — Fermentation residue tank with gas storage

Phasentrennstation — Phase separation station

Hemmstoffentfrachtung — Inhibitor extraction station

Gasentschwefelung — Gas desulphurisation

Einweihungstafel Wirtschaftsministerium — Inauguration plaque of the Ministry of Economic Affairs

Further information about the process solution

Further information about the process solution for the material and energetic utilisation of liquid and fine-particle residues from palm oil production can be found on the subpage Process solutions – utilisation of liquid and fine-particle palm oil residues.

Go to the palm oil residues process solution