Badung Regency Collaborates to Build Denpasar Raya Waste-to-Energy Facility
The Badung Regency Government (Pemkab Badung) has officially entered into a collaboration with the Bali Provincial Government (Pemprov Bali) and Denpasar City Government (Pemkot Denpasar) to build the Denpasar Raya Waste-to-Energy Processing Facility (PSEL). This inter-regional collaboration aims to prepare environmentally friendly waste processing infrastructure based on technology in the tourism area.
“As an international tourism destination, waste issues are a serious concern for us. Together with Pemprov Bali and Pemkot Denpasar, we are building a collaboration to prepare waste processing facilities that we are promoting as a long-term solution,” said Badung Regent I Wayan Adi Arnawa in a statement received on Tuesday (14/4/2026).
The agreement, signed by the Governor of Bali, the Regent of Badung, and the Mayor of Denpasar at the Bali Governor’s office on Monday (13/4/2026), represents an integrated step to turn the waste burden into an energy source. Pemkab Badung emphasised that this commitment is a permanent solution, not just temporary field handling.
“Through PSEL, waste is no longer seen as a burden but as a source of energy that can be processed into electricity. This collaboration demonstrates the real commitment of local governments in handling environmental issues in an integrated manner,” stressed Adi Arnawa.
The physical construction of this project is targeted to begin soon after the signing of the cooperation agreement. The facility is expected to significantly reduce waste volume while strengthening energy resilience in Bali.
“The plan is for the groundbreaking or laying of the first stone to take place in mid-2026. This is proof that the government is not standing idly by and continues to strive to provide real-impact solutions for residents and the environment,” explained Adi Arnawa.
Purchasing 3 RDF Waste Processing Machines
During the transitional period of PSEL construction in Denpasar, Pemkab Badung is utilising the time to procure three units of Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) technology machines to process waste into alternative energy raw materials. This strategic step is in preparation following the policy banning residual waste from entering the Suwung Landfill, effective from 1 August onwards.
“So RDF is the machine, how to process that waste into material or raw material for alternative energy, usually for industrial raw materials. Of course, RDF will be very helpful when from 1 August, we are no longer allowed to bring residual waste to the Suwung Landfill,” said Acting Head of the Environmental and Cleanliness Service (DLHK) of Badung, I Made Agus Aryawan, on Tuesday (14/4/2026).
The procurement process for these three units of waste processing machines will be carried out in stages through the e-catalogue mechanism. All RDF units are planned to be centralised at the Mengwitani Waste Processing Site (TPST) to facilitate supervision and technical operational control.
“Three units in stages. The plan is to centralise them first at TPST Mengwitani so it’s easy to monitor and control,” said Agus Aryawan.
DLHK Badung is currently focusing on implementing this technology so that waste handling in its area does not face obstacles or stagnate when access to the Suwung Landfill is closed. Although the procurement is underway, they believe the realisation of RDF machine use will be the most effective solution to reduce residual volume.
“So we are focusing on the technology to be implemented using RDF and the procurement is already in process. Hopefully, it can be realised soon,” he explained.
As an anticipatory measure for excess capacity at TPST Mengwitani, the government has designated several temporary storage points for organic shredding results or compost materials. This is done to maintain operational smoothness while awaiting the start of PSEL facility construction.
“So we are focusing on the technology to be implemented using RDF and the procurement is already in process. Hopefully, it can be realised soon,” Agus Aryawan concluded.
DLHK Badung is also tightening security at the compost processing centres to prevent irresponsible individuals from dumping unsorted waste into the composting zones. Field sanitation officers are now on shift duty to re-sort street waste to ensure no plastic materials are mixed in the organic shredding process.
“Oh, we’ve already blocked it; once the compost centre operations are finished, we immediately install barriers and provide personnel shifts there for guarding. There are five people; at this time, they seem to know when it’s empty and enter to take advantage of the situation, dumping wildly like that, but we’ve picked it up and sorted it again,” he explained.