Application §2·Action design
What will actually be built and done.
One overall objective, one specific objective, four outcomes, six work packages — with the permitting critical path designed into the plan rather than discovered during it.
2.1Objectives
Overall objective — contribute to Indonesia's transition to a circular economy by demonstrating a commercially viable, environmentally sound pathway from post-consumer plastic waste to certified circular petrochemical feedstock.
Specific objective — establish and operate a 10–12 t/day plastic pyrolysis demonstration facility in Bandar Lampung that converts contracted post-consumer plastic waste into ISCC PLUS-compliant pyrolysis oil under a formalised MSME supply chain, and produces a replicable investment model for scale-up in Indonesia.
2.2Outcomes
- The facility is commissioned and operating.
A 10–12 t/day pyrolysis plant runs with its preprocessing and QC line, commissioned and validated, with ISCC PLUS certification initiated at commissioning and certified deliveries targeted from around month 15 — all under environmental permit conditions.
- The feedstock chain is formalised and inclusive.
n collector and aggregator MSMEs hold contracts under transparent, quality-linked pricing; the hazardous-fraction exclusion operates at intake; and waste-picker incomes measurably improve against baseline.
- The market linkage is proven.
The plant processes a cumulative ~6,500–7,500 t of plastic waste into certified oil, delivered to petrochemical offtake under agreed specifications and pricing.
- Replication and finance are ready.
Business cases for 2–3 further Indonesian locations go to banks and investors, and policy dialogue inputs reach provincial and national authorities.
2.3Work packages
Six work packages carry the 36 months. The first four months are inception — capped there by the call rules — and within them sits the critical dependency: UKL-UPL approval gates civil works, so nothing is built before the permit exists. Construction follows through month 12, and the remaining two years run the plant, formalise the supply chain, and convert operating data into replication.
Inception, permitting and baselines
- Feedstock characterisation study — composition, contaminants, hazardous-fraction screening — and the QC exclusion specification
- Environmental permitting: confirm permit class (expected UKL-UPL), prepare and submit; approval gates civil works
- Detailed engineering and site preparation; SPV formalisation
- Baseline survey of supply-chain actors, incomes and waste flows; M&E system set up
Plant construction and commissioning
- Procurement and installation of the reactor system — the proven configuration of manufacturer equipment plus EE's proprietary process, already implemented in Thailand — and the preprocessing, sorting and QC line
- Commissioning and performance validation; ISCC PLUS audit initiated, certified deliveries targeted from ~month 15
- Health, safety and environmental operating procedures
Feedstock chain and MSME programme
- Collector and aggregator MSMEs contracted under transparent pricing linked to QC grades
- Formalisation support: licensing, bank accounts, record-keeping
- Training in sorting and QC, hazardous-fraction exclusion, safety and business management — training held at or below 20% of budget
- Continuous supply-chain data collection: volumes, quality, incomes
Operation, monitoring and optimisation
- Commercial operation at 10–12 t/day; oil delivery to offtaker
- Environmental and process monitoring per permit; life-cycle assessment update against baseline
- Technical optimisation and operating-cost reduction programme
Scale-up, access to finance and policy dialogue
- Replication business cases for additional Indonesian cities: technical model, unit economics, permitting playbook
- Structured engagement with local banks, development finance institutions and investors
- Policy dialogue with Lampung province and national ministries on chemical recycling's role in waste targets and EPR
- Dissemination: technical workshops, case studies, SWITCH-Asia network sharing
Project management, M&E and visibility
- Consortium and financial management, audits
- M&E per logframe; SDG indicator tracking
- EU visibility and communication per SWITCH-Asia branding requirements
flowchart LR
subgraph M14["Months 1–4 · Inception"]
A1["Feedstock characterisation<br/>& QC spec"]
A2["UKL-UPL submission —<br/>approval gates civil works"]
A3["SPV formation<br/>& baselines"]
end
subgraph M412["Months 4–12 · Build"]
B1["Procurement<br/>& installation"]
B2["Commissioning &<br/>performance validation"]
end
subgraph M1236["Months 12–36 · Operate & scale"]
C1["Commercial operation<br/>10–12 t/day"]
C2["Certified deliveries<br/>from ~month 15"]
C3["Replication business<br/>cases & bank engagement"]
end
M14 --> M412 --> M1236
2.4Methodology
Demonstrate, then replicate. The plant is built on technology EE has already implemented in Thailand, which de-risks commissioning; the project's effort concentrates on proving the commercial, environmental and social model around it.
Market-anchored from day one. Feedstock is contracted and offtake secured before construction begins — the project demonstrates a functioning market, not a subsidy-dependent pilot.
An inclusive supply chain. MSMEs are contracted partners with transparent, quality-linked pricing, not passive beneficiaries; formalisation and capability-building make the chain durable beyond the project.
Environmental compliance by design. The permit class is determined in inception; hazardous fractions are excluded at intake by specification and QC; monitoring follows permit conditions; and an LCA quantifies the climate benefit.
Access to finance, integrated. Every work package produces data that feeds the replication business cases, and financial institutions are engaged from mid-project rather than at the end.