Danantara assures support for PSEL development project in Jambi City

The Danantara investment management agency has assured support for the construction of a Waste-to-Energy (PSEL) facility in Jambi City. “This project is targeted to enter the tender stage soon in April to May 2026, followed by the groundbreaking in the same year,” said Danantara’s Director of Project and Stakeholder Management, Maulana Muhammad, in Jambi on Friday. According to him, the Jambi City Government has demonstrated good preparedness, particularly in providing land in the Talang Gulo Final Disposal Site (TPA) area, with more than five hectares available suitable for the main facility construction. “This PSEL project will be developed as a large-scale waste-to-energy facility with a processing capacity of around 1,000 tonnes of waste per day, which not only generates electricity but is also equipped with supporting facilities such as a Fly Ash and Bottom Ash (FABA) plant and a green zone as part of environmental management,” said Maulana. He stated that Jambi City has been included in the category of national priority areas, making the acceleration of development a primary focus, and Danantara is committed to overseeing the project’s realisation to ensure it proceeds according to targets, with operations at the latest in 2028. The Jambi City Government has prepared 21 hectares of land support in the Talang Gulo TPA area, he said, but still faces challenges in meeting the raw material waste supply, which currently only reaches around 450 tonnes per day. “We hope this project can become a long-term solution for waste management while producing environmentally friendly electricity for the community, thus requiring cooperation with surrounding areas to ensure waste supply availability for PSEL operations,” he said. Meanwhile, Jambi Mayor Maulana continues to refine the preparedness of the Talang Gulo TPA as the location for PSEL or waste-to-energy (WtE) development, aimed at addressing the waste emergency issues at the TPA while generating renewable energy, as a follow-up to President Prabowo Subianto’s directives.