PT Borneo Alumina Indonesia has appointed a Project Management Consortium (PMC) led by Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.; www.bv.com) to develop an alumina processing facility, the first of its kind in Indonesia. Black & Veatch provides engineering solutions to power sector clients in Indonesia through PT Bina Viktori Indonesia (PT BVI).
The West Kalimantan facility will feature a 1 million metric ton per year (m.t./yr) smelter-grade alumina refinery, two 40,000 Nm3/hr coal gasification plants and three 25-MW coal-fired power plants.
“Developing the downstream mineral processing industry will expand the Indonesian economy and create jobs. Black & Veatch is ready to leverage our global expertise across business units to support as PMC overseeing our client’s Chinese Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor to ensure that the client realizes the quality, safety and value they are seeking,” said Jim Spenceley, Senior Vice President, Mining, Black & Veatch.
As the consortium leader, Black & Veatch will perform design review, equipment inspections, and provide power and coal gasification subject matter expertise. Consortium partners Progesys will be managing the alumina refinery process design scope, while Jaya CM will be supporting the project with site construction engineers and inspectors.
Progesys is a minerals industry engineering company based in Canada. Jaya CM is an Indonesian construction management company.
As the project consultant, the consortium is responsible for evaluating engineering, procurement and construction bids and reviewing design engineering. The consortium will monitor major equipment supply and conduct factory acceptance tests. It will also oversee site construction and commissioning.