Pelindo II Pontianak General Manager, Hambar Wiyadi, stated that Poland expressed a high level of interest in palm shells in West Kalimantan to be used as raw material source for producing its renewable energy.
“The Polish Embassy has visited West Kalimantan and seen port activities. They are interested in the potential of palm shells as raw materials for renewable energy,” Wiyadi remarked in Pontianak, Saturday.
He explained that from the port side, export activities to various countries are ready, especially through the Kijing Terminal Port in Mempawah District.
“Dwikora Port cannot be docked by large ships because it is shallow. However, Kijing Port allows depths of up to 16 meters,” he remarked.
Meanwhile, Deputy Head of Mission of the Polish Embassy, Piotr Firlus, stated that so far, Poland has received energy sources, such as coal from Indonesia, which is from Kalimantan and Sumatra.
Currently, environmentally-friendly energy sources, such as palm shells, are being explored.
“We saw and heard that West Kalimantan is a fairly large producer of palm shells and has a new port that is quite large and can accommodate large ships. Hence, this is a great potential for synergy with each other,” he affirmed.
He explained that the Republic of Poland is a country located in the central European continent. Rusia’s war with Ukraine has had an impact on the need for energy supplies, both for industry and households.
As extreme temperatures are recorded in Poland during winter, it requires extensive energy supplies for fulfilling the people’s needs.
“To meet these needs, Poland still has a bit of dependency, where import and export activities to meet the needs of the Polish population mostly still go through the Rotterdam Port of Dutch because there is the center of transshipment for large ships and the center of the energy industry,” he explained.—ANTARA
