Banjarmasin collaborates with two districts to convert waste into electricity
The Banjarmasin city government in South Kalimantan is collaborating with two neighbouring districts, Banjar and Barito Kuala, to realise the processing of waste into electrical energy. Banjarmasin Mayor H Muhammad Yamin HR, in Banjarmasin on Friday, stated that he had held a meeting with the two neighbouring regional heads, namely Banjar Regent H Saidi Mansyur and Barito Kuala Regent H Bahrul Ilmi. The meeting serves as concrete follow-up to the designation of the combined Banjarmasin “Raya” area with Banjar and Barito Kuala districts as one of the national pilot project locations for transforming waste into electrical energy. This follows the limited coordination meeting on Accelerating the Implementation of Waste Processing into Electrical Energy, led directly by the Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs RI Zulkifli Hasan, accompanied by the Minister of Environment Hanif Faisol Nurofiq, with several regional heads, in Jakarta on 31 March 2026. According to Yamin, this synergy is part of the commitment to resolve waste problems and support the Indonesia ASRI environmental movement in the three regions, each with their own characteristics and dynamics, centred on steps towards waste-to-energy. This is considering the accumulated waste volume in the three areas, which nearly reaches 678 tonnes per day, along with increasing population density. This accelerated step for processing waste into electrical energy is deemed tactical to help resolve existing issues. Four land options have been submitted to the Ministry of Environment as integrated locations for waste processing into electrical energy: the Final Waste Processing Site (TPAS) Tabing Rimbah in Barito Kuala, TPAS Basirih in Banjarmasin city, around the Gambut Barakat Terminal (TGB), and behind Sambang Lihum Mental Hospital, the last two both in Banjar district. The four locations will undergo joint assessment by the ministry’s technical team, after which the most suitable site for implementing waste-to-energy processing will be selected.