Jabar Ekspres – PT PLN (Persero) has supplied 25,000 tons of fly ash bottom ash (FABA) or coal waste from burning steam power plants to build the Motocross Grand Prix (MXGP) Selaparang circuit track in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.
General Manager of PLN Unit Induk Wilayah NTB, Sudjarwo, in Mataram, Saturday, said the presence of FABA in the construction of the MXGP Circuit was an extraordinary synergy. This is a very strategic step in optimizing the use of FABA.
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“PLN continues to collaborate with the Provincial Government to continue to be present in international activities held at Bumi Gora. This is our commitment to make NTB proud in the eyes of the world,” he said.
He explained that the FABA used to supply is the residual combustion of new coal from the Jeranjang Steam Power Plant (PLTU) managed by Indonesia Power which is currently no longer a hazardous and toxic waste (B3).
The utilization of FABA in NTB has collaborated with several micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and government agencies, both on Lombok Island and Sumbawa Island.
In the process, said Sudjarwo, PLN collaborated with the NTB Public Works and Spatial Planning Agency, the NTB Transportation Agency and also the NTB Regional Police Traffic Directorate.
The cooperation is related to security during the transportation process, route selection and the selection of the right time to carry out mobilization.
“So far, FABA has been used as a substitute material for building roads, bridges, paving blocks and several other construction products,” he said.
In PLTU Jeranjang, Sudjarwo continued, the potential amount of FABA utilization reaches 75 – 80 tons per day or 2,100 – 2,400 tons per month.
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FABA is generally used as a substitute for raw materials and or construction raw materials, such as making paving blocks, concrete blocks, lightweight bricks, cement industry, rebated concrete, soil compaction and also used as soil stabilization.
