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TSE Group Launches Papua’s First POME-to-Energy Plant

tse group — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 07:38:07 +0000

Photo: South Papua Governor (fourth from the right), Merauke Regent, and Tunas Sawa Erma (TSE) Group CEO posed with state officials and company executives after a plaque signing marking the launch of TSE Group’s renewable energy plant on Friday (8/1/2025) in Merauke Regency, South Papua Province

MERAUKE – Berkat Cipta Abadi (BCA), subsidiary of oil palm plantation and processing giant Tunas Sawa Erma (TSE) Group, launched a biogas and compressed biomethane gas plant in Papua.

The first of its kind in the region, this facility was inaugurated Friday (8/1/2025) in a ceremony titled “Green Power, Born from Waste” attended by South Papua Governor Apolo Safanpo, Merauke Regent Yoseph B. Gebze, South Papua’s Papua’s People Assembly Chairman Damianus Katayu, Merauke’s Regional People’s Representative Council members, Merauke Departmental Police Force leader Leonardo Yoga, and other local state officials.

“What we’re launching today is the product of our vision at TSE Group. We’re aiming to build an efficient, advanced industry that’s also sustainable, environmentally safe, and community-oriented,” said TSE Group’s CEO Robert Seung in his opening speech.

The integrated power plant will help TSE Group manage their production waste better and create a practical energy solution. It also marks an important milestone in the company’s journey toward its vision and net-zero emissions.

Photo: TSE Group’s biogas technicians showed guests how the biogas and compressed biomethane gas (CBG) plants work

South Papua Governor Apolo Safanpo showed his support, saying the biogas plant aligns with state plans to achieve food and energy independence.

“It’s a good start [to food and energy independence]. Thank you, TSE Group, for initiating biogas development in Papua. I hope this site sets an example for regions outside Merauke Regency.”

Similar praises were echoed by Merauke Regent Yoseph B. Gebze.

“[On behalf of] the Merauke government and people, we want to congratulate [TSE Group] for the launch. We hope this renewable energy facility propels a region-wide shift towards eco-friendly developments.”

The biogas and compressed biomethane gas (CBG) plant will convert 1,000 m³ of palm oil mill effluent (POME) into methane daily with most of the output providing environmentally-friendly electricity for BCA’s factories and administrative buildings.

Photo: Papua’s first POME-to-energy plant launched on Friday (8/1/2025)

The remaining gas will be compressed and used to fuel electricity generators in some parts of the operational site. This way, diesel consumption can be further reduced by 1 million liters per year, ensuring greater energy efficiency across TSE Group offices.

BCA expects to benefit from annual cuts in emissions reaching 60,708 tons, power supply of 2 megawatts for its 150-tons-per-day palm kernel crushing plant, and annual diesel reduction of 4 million liters.

The launch on Friday also opened a new chapter in POME-based energy adoption and public-private collaboration supporting Indonesia’s carbon-slashing NDC commitment. This commitment aligns with the Paris Agreement’s goals to limit global warming below 2°C.

Similar facilities will be built in five other locations belonging to TSE Group subsidiaries. In the meantime, the corporation will expand its green initiatives; e.g. EV, solar energy, and eco-friendly fertilizer use in its operations. TSE Group believes its efforts would encourage more palm oil players to achieve end-to-end sustainability and bring a better future for all. (PR)

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TSE Group Reorganizes NDPE Policy Strategy to Improve Commitment Towards Sustainable Palm Oil Practice

Public Relation — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:12:22 +0000

Discussion on NDPE Policy acceleration at Tunas Sawa Erma (TSE) Group Headquarters, Jakarta, Friday (22/10)

JAKARTA, October 26, 2021 – Tunas Sawa Erma (TSE) Group, as a part of oil palm plantation industry, showed its commitment towards sustainable practice of palm oil industry. This commitment is shown through the reorganization of No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation (NDPE) Policy along with the implementation instruments.

In this strategy formulation, TSE Group teamed up with Hylobates Awara (YAHYWA) Foundation. YAHYWA is an independent institution engaged in the field of biodiversity conservation, landscape planning and management, as well as restoration governance, rehabilitation, and biodiversity reconciliation.

The collaboration, which will run for three years, is intended to ensure that the strategy and steps being carried out can be measured. It is hoped that a more developed preparation will bring out a policy that is comprehensive, transparent, and possesses high accountability.

“We really want to manifest the NDPE Policy with the proper, systematic, and integrated management strategy so everything can run in synchronous and interrelated manner,” said the Director of TSE Group Luwy Leunufna, following the kick-off meeting of NDPE Policy at TSE Group Headquarters in Jakarta, Friday (22/10).

As explained by Luwy, TSE Group divided the process of NDPE implementation into four phases. First, the reformulation of new NDPE policy and the composition of time-bound plan.

Four phases of NDPE implementation that have been designed by TSE Group and YAHYWA

Second, the designing of implementation and monitoring instruments, which consist of several points. Namely, the TSE-Comprehensive ESG Standards (TSE-CSS) as an instrument for self-assessment involving academics in the verification and validation process. TSE-CSS is based on the derivation of all aspects of NDPE, which are connected with the standard ISPO, RSPO, ISCC certifications as well as the non-certification criteria for FPCA and SDG.

The next instrument is TSE-Grievance Tracker that aims to ensure the settlement history of a complaint occurs in a transparent manner and possesses accountability. The last instrument, TSE-Traceability Tracker is meant to ensure the Traceability to Plantation program is running in a systematic way.

After the designing of all of these instruments is finished, the next NDPE phase is the implementation. All instruments will be applied in the field in continuous and consistent manner to find out TSE’s position towards the practice of sustainability based on the NDPE policy.

In de facto, TSE has implemented the Stop Work Order since November 2016. However, in line with the acceleration program, TSE will also establish Liability Assessment and Recovery Plan as part of TSE’s large commitment in remediating and compensating the change of land cover since January 2016.

The fourth stage in the series of NDPE implementation is the monitoring and continuous improvement. TSE along with its partners will conduct monitoring at all levels of NDPE policy implementation by involving academic experts.

In the future, TSE Group is determined to build a sustainable palm oil industry in a transparent manner. This includes providing a public information system in the form of ESG dashboard, which is comprehensive and accountable.

On the same occasion, YAHYWA institution supports every sustainable practice by TSE Group, especially related to the NDPE implementation. As is known, NDPE is a sustainability scheme that is voluntary and became a consensus from palm oil business in the world since the last decade.

Dr. Rinekso Soekmadi from Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB), who is also an expert at YAHYWA, feels optimistic that TSE Group will be the leading company in adopting the values of sustainability. This conviction was expressed after seeing TSE Group’s commitment in fulfilling NDPE Policy.

“By combining the use of digitization of modern technology and the involvement of professors from a number of prominent institutions, who will later conduct Verification and Validation of NDPE implementation, TSE Group will be at the forefront and will be distinguished from a number of other national palm oil companies,” he concluded. (pr)

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