Sustainable resources management to support Sei Mangkei SEZ as an eco-industrial park

Abstract

Sei Mangkei SEZ as an eco-industrial park with the development of downstream of natural resources resulting from plantations in North Sumatra, especially oil palm and rubber, emphasizes the principle of sustainability and environmentally friendly in exploring natural resources into quality ready-made products. The need for energy is very necessary to support the development of the region, region’s ability to provide energy independently is still limited to using of oil palm empty fruit bunches as an alternative source of electricity in the palm oil mill. The use of by-products is one aspect of sustainability that has been done in the Sei Mangkei SEZ. However, a more comprehensive analysis is needed to meet the energy needs of the Sei Mangkei SEZ as a whole so that the area’s operations can proceed as expected. This paper is written with a qualitative approach and then analysed descriptively to obtain renewable energy management to be applied to the Sei Mangkei SEZ. The research informants were the managers of the Sei Mangkei SEZ, namely: the administrator of the Sei Mangkei SEZ, PTPN III, and PT. Kinra. This paper will present the available energy sources, energy management problems, and appropriate energy management advice. Primary data were obtained from interviews and documents, as for secondary data obtained from previous research reports, articles from relevant journals, and regulations that support the application of sustainable energy management in the Sei Mangkei SEZ. This paper concludes that SEZ Sei Mangkei has implemented the principle of the eco-industrial park and can develop as planned. An alternative to meet the needs of electrical energy in Sei Mangkei SEZ are obtained from biomass power energy, namely: shells, empty fruit bunches, palm oil mill liquid waste, and domestic solid waste. This research suggests that biomass energy as an alternative source of electrical energy needs to be applied as soon as possible before the area operates optimally, and the demand for electrical energy is increasing.