POMI Paiton Unit 7&8 is the first site installation of SMART Sootblower in Indonesia.
BECAP was awarded with the EPC Contract in Year 2021 to supply and install SMART Sootblower in Boiler Unit 7&8 as part of Coal Switch Program. Each Boiler is equipped with 8 SMART RS Sootblower installed in Side Panel, 4 RS Sootblower installed in Front Panel, SMART Controls PLC, as well as Header Valve & Instrumentations.
The EPC Project was completed in 2 years for 2 Boilers, and the SMART Sootblower has been in operational since year 2022/2023. The SMART Sootblower is proven to increase the SHDP and FSH Cleanliness Index and to prevent slagging in SHDP area.
Project Background
PT Paiton Energy (Company) operates two identical 615-MW net coal-fired units (Units 7 and 8) that currently fire Indonesian subbituminous coals. In 2022, the boilers will be required to switch coals due to the unavailability of the design coals. The new coals will likely have higher ash content than the original design coals and similar ash fusion temperatures to the existing coals. The boilers have slagging issues and the measures implemented and planned in the near future to address these issues are described below. Additional solutions are sought for the current operations and for an upcoming fuel change. Paiton Energy and its operating entity Paiton Operations and Maintenance Indonesia (POMI) are seeking solutions of SHDP Sootblower to improve operating availability with the existing coals and with the upcoming change in coals.