PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk (Jakarta, Indonesia) is starting up a new Enclosed Ground Flare (EGF), a smokeless flare technology, at its petrochemical complex in Cilegon, Banten, Indonesia. The total investment for the EGF was around $14 million. In construction since since 2018, the EGF is capable of burning 220 tons of hydrocarbons per hour using a closed combustion method without causing heat and noise. From an environmental perspective, the EGF is designed to carry out the combustion process completely so that no hydrocarbons from combustion are discharged into the air. From a social perspective, the advantage of the technology over a conventional flare lies in its ability to reduce noise while eliminating flame and smoke.
“We are committed to run our plant operations wisely by reducing potential impacts to the environment and communities. The EGF construction in our plant operational area is our environmental and social investment to reduce carbon footprint and maintain a more comfortable condition for communities living near our operational area,” said Erwin Ciputra, the President Director of Chandra Asri.
Chandra Asri has completed the EGF project by partnering with Toyo Engineering Corporation and Inti Karya Persada Teknik as engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors.