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Greater Jakarta: ITF groundbreaking slated for next week
Construction of the first and long-awaited incinerator in Jakarta will begin next week, an official has said
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onstruction of the first and long-awaited incinerator in Jakarta will begin next week, an official has said.
The project, which will be developed in Sunter, North Jakarta, is widely known as an intermediate treatment facility. City-owned developer PT Jakarta Propertindo (Jakpro) is responsible for the facility’s construction, along with Finnish energy companies Fortum Power and Heat Oy.
“According to a statement from the Jakarta Environment Agency, the groundbreaking is slated for Dec. 20,” Jakpro corporate secretary Hani Sumarno told kompas.com on Sunday, adding that Governor Anies Baswedan had been scheduled to attend the event.
The project is expected to be completed in two years.
The facility is deemed urgently needed as Jakarta, home to some 10 million people, produces around 7,000 tons of waste every day. The project is expected to turn some 2,200 tons of waste into 35 megawatts of electricity.
