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View all search resultsIndonesia banks on Danantara to reignite stalled waste-to-energy projects
The government aims to finalize the revised regulation next month to tackle the country’s mounting waste crisis by the end of President Prabowo Subianto’s term in 2029.
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Waste reduction strategy: Workers move trash on April 19 at the Banyumas landfill in Central Java. The landfill processes trash using maggots and pyrolysis technology. (Antara/Idhad Zakaria )
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he government is reviving long-stalled waste-to-energy (WtE) projects under a new regulation that places state asset fund Danantara at the center of the initiative, as part of President Prabowo Subianto’s push to tackle the country’s mounting waste crisis by the end of his term in 2029.
However, industry players and experts warn that, unless the government addresses underlying issues, such as inadequate waste segregation, unreliable waste supply and limited financing, the effort risks repeating failures of earlier initiatives.
A draft of the revised regulation obtained by The Jakarta Post amends Presidential Regulation No. 35/2018 to accelerate WtE development through 33 projects in cities across the country, instead of in 12 projects.
The projects are to be located in cities producing more than 1,000 tonnes of waste daily, and each aims to generate around 20 megawatts (MW) of electricity.
The government aims to finalize the revised regulation in July, according to Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq.
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Danantara would be authorized to shortlist developers, structure project ownership with local governments or private firms and oversee all operations, ranging from the construction of plants to the sale of electricity to state utility firm PLN, the draft shows.
