Bakom: Bali's PSEL project part of waste management transformation
Muhammad Qodari, Head of the Indonesian Government Communication Agency (Bakom), said the commencement of construction of the Waste-to-Energy Plant (PSEL) in Bali is part of a transformation in environmental management through the utilisation of waste as an energy source.
“This project is part of efforts to bring a more sustainable solution to the waste problem, while optimising its use as a new, environmentally friendly energy source,” Qodari said in a statement received in Jakarta on Monday.
According to him, President Prabowo Subianto has reminded that the waste problem is a shared issue that must be addressed immediately. Its handling can no longer rely on conventional methods.
“If we continue to let waste pile up without integrated management, then by 2028 our waste disposal sites will be completely paralysed due to overcapacity,” Qodari said.
Therefore, the government, through Danantara Indonesia, began construction of the Denpasar Raya PSEL facility with a groundbreaking ceremony on 8 July 2026. The Rp3 trillion project is targeted to begin operating by the end of 2027.
The facility is designed to process up to 1,500 tonnes of waste per day using moving grate incinerator technology, which automatically moves waste through a high-temperature combustion chamber.
According to Qodari, the PSEL is expected to reduce waste volume by 80–90 per cent while converting it into electricity. The remaining waste will be managed through a reduce, reuse, and recycle approach at its source.
Qodari hopes the policy will bring extraordinary dual benefits. On the one hand, it will clean up the environment, reduce waste piles that threaten public health, and contribute to curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
On the other hand, the processed waste will contribute clean energy supply that sustainably strengthens domestic energy resilience, while reducing Indonesia’s dependence on fossil fuels.
Beyond that, the project will drive the community’s economy. The presence of the PSEL in Denpasar Raya will absorb around 1,200 green jobs, attract green technology investment, and create a healthy economic circulation ecosystem.
“This is a tangible manifestation of future-oriented environmental development transformation. The government is fully committed to ensuring that the construction of this facility proceeds quickly and on target,” Qodari said.