InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Director of Holding Perkebunan Nusantara III (Persero), Mohammad Abdul Ghani said that the establishment of two sub-holdings - PalmCo and SupportingCo in this very short would accelerate decarbonization through some strategies. The first, assess management. Sub-holding PalmCo and SupportingCo would make the corporate that has planted areas that lay about 813.000 hectares (ha).

Mohammad Abdul Ghani continued the total emission produced by PTPN Group based on 2019 calculation reached 2.849 kilotons of CO2 equivalent. The numbers were lower than those in other same palm oil companies, such as, Sime Darbi that reached 3.400 kilotons of CO2 equivalent, PT Sinar Mas Agro Resources & Technology Tbk or SMART 4.000 kilotons of CO2 equivalent and Astra Group through PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk 4.200 kilotons of CO2 equivalent.

“PTPN also contributes to three pillars of decarbonization in its business lines, starting from energy efficiency, decarbonization in powerplants or producing powerplants from low emission source, and end-use electrification,” he said, as in the official statement to resmi diperoleh InfoSAWIT, Thursday (18/5/2023).

Director of PTPN IV who is the Chairman of Tim Transisi PalmCO, Sucipto Prayitno, said that the sub-holding that focuses on palm oil plantations would lead the company focus on renewable energy development to support the government’s programs heading to zero net emission in 2060.

He also mentioned by 2050, PalmCo targets to operate 75 biogas powerplants in many regions in Indonesia.

“By the initiatives, PTPN is projected to be able to reduce carbon emission up to 36% in 2030 and surpass net zero emission up to minus 4% in 2060,” Sucipto Prayitno said. (T2)