Envidata Improves Wastewater Treatment Plant at Ulu Belu Thermal Power Plant
EnvidataID, Lampung – In July 2024, Envidata has completed the optimization work of the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) at the Ulu Belu Geothermal Power Plant (PLTP). This WWTP optimization is considered very important, because the Ulu Belu PLTP continues to maintain the standard quality of the wastewater treatment that has been produced. This responsibility is carried out by Envidata with a high sense of professionalism as well as an effort to realize work results in accordance with the standards that have been a priority so far. Technically, the WWTP Ulu Belu PLTP Unit was worked on for 30 working days. The improvement of this WWTP aims to manage wastewater in the administration building, security post building and various other buildings including the power station. Basically, in the process of building this WWTP, our team has carried out the stages of work and met good work safety requirements. It is mandatory to use complete PPE, apply materials and equipment according to safety standards and be careful in reducing the risk of work accidents.
As we already know that IPAL or can be called Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) is a structure designed for the disposal of biological and chemical waste from water elements so that the water can be used in other activities. The functions of IPAL include:
- Agricultural wastewater treatment, to remove animal waste, pesticide residues, etc. from the agricultural environment.
- Municipal wastewater treatment, to dispose of human waste and other household waste.
- Industrial wastewater treatment, to treat liquid waste from industrial and commercial manufacturing activities, including mining activities.
In relation to power generation companies, water resources become very important along with the increasing operational activities in a power generation unit, especially the increasing population. Ulu Belu PLTP is committed to efficient use of water and treating effluent (liquid waste) properly before releasing it back into the water body. Efficient use of water utilizes brine and condensate water for drilling activities as an effort to reduce the use of surface water. Furthermore, effluent is managed through IPAL to meet the standard quality requirements set by the government. Government regulations that stipulate wastewater quality standards for thermal power generation businesses and/or activities are stated in the Regulation of the Minister of State for the Environment No. 08 of 2009.
For insight, the Ulu Belu PLTP area is located in the Gunung Way Panas WKP, approximately 125 km from Bandar Lampung City, Lampung Province. Ulu Belu PLTP Unit I has been operating commercially since 2011. Until now, 4 PLTP units have been operating with a total installed capacity of 220 Megawatts and contributing to 25% of electricity needs in Lampung.
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