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Jakarta administration, BPPT to build waste-to-energy power plant
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Worker operating heavy equipment to unload waste at the Integrated Waste Treatment Area in Bantar Gebang, Bekasi in this file photo. (Antara Foto/Risky Andrianto)
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he Jakarta administration has joined hands with the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) to build a waste-to-energy power plant (PLTSa), the first of its kind in the capital.
The pilot project will be carried out at the Bantar Gebang Integrated Waste Treatment Area (TPST) in Bekasi, West Java.
It is set to start in late 2018 with a Rp 900 billion (US$ 63 million) budget.
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said Jakarta dumps 7 tons of waste at TPST Bantar Gebang every day. Without effective management, the accumulated garbage would be a dangerous problem for the environment, he added.
“One of our biggest problems is waste management. With the waste-based electricity power plant, we expect to cut the amount of waste dumped at Bantar Gebang,” Anies said as quoted by Antara on Wednesday.
He also expects Jakartans to help by managing the waste produced by their own households.
The Jakarta administration will provide the land needed for the PLTSa project, while the BPPT will deal with construction.
The PLTSa will have 400-kilowatt capacity and manage up to 50 tons of waste every day. (roi)
