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        "msgid": "indonesia-to-have-50-ton-biometanol-plant-this-year-1776844313",
        "date": "2026-04-22 14:20:00",
        "title": "Indonesia to Have 50-Ton Biometanol Plant This Year",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "Indonesia is set to launch a biometanol plant with an initial capacity of 50 tons per year, developed by Pertamina New & Renewable Energy using palm oil mill effluent, marking a key step in advancing green energy and decarbonisation efforts. The project, in collaboration with Singapore's cRecTech Pte. Ltd., is targeted to begin production by late 2026 or early 2027 at the Sei Mangkei Special Economic Zone in North Sumatra, with long-term plans to scale up to 35 million tons per year by 2035. This initiative addresses the growing global demand for low-carbon fuels, which can serve as alternatives in maritime and power generation sectors.",
        "content": "<p>Indonesia is preparing to have a biometanol plant based on palm oil\nwaste with an initial capacity of 50 tons per year. This project is\nbeing developed by Pertamina New &amp; Renewable Energy (Pertamina NRE)\nas part of efforts to promote green energy and decarbonisation.<\/p>\n<p>Pertamina NRE\u2019s President Director, John Anis, targets initial\nbiometanol production from Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) to begin by the\nend of 2026 or early 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully by the end of this year or early next year, biometanol\nfrom biogas or POME at the Sei Mangkei Special Economic Zone can be\nproduced. That\u2019s around 50 tons per year or so,\u201d John said during the\nCNBC Indonesia Energy Corner event on Wednesday (22\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, John stated that in the long term, production capacity\nis targeted to increase from 10,000 tons per year, then 30,000 tons, up\nto 35 million tons per year (TPA) by 2035.<\/p>\n<p>The project is being developed through collaboration with\nSingapore-based cleantech company cRecTech Pte. Ltd., whose technology\ncan convert biogas from palm oil waste into biometanol.<\/p>\n<p>Both parties signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 2 April\n2026. Currently, the project is at the proof of concept stage and will\nbe developed in the Sei Mangkei Special Economic Zone (KEK) in North\nSumatra.<\/p>\n<p>John assessed that developing biometanol is important due to the\nlarge global demand for methanol, while demands for low-carbon energy\ncontinue to rise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo biometanol or methanol actually has a very broad market. It is\nindeed dominated by conventional methanol so far. However, with the\ndemands for green energy and so on, decarbonisation, the need for\nbiometanol is increasing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>For information, biometanol can be used as an alternative fuel in the\nmaritime sector to replace solar or heavy fuel oil (HFO), as well as a\ncleaner and more environmentally friendly power plant fuel.<\/p>",
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