Environment Minister: Jakarta Still in Proposal Process for Waste-to-Energy Plant

Jakarta (ANTARA) — Environment Minister and Head of the Environmental Control Agency (BPLH) Hanif Faisol Nurofiq said the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is still in the process of submitting a proposal for a waste-to-energy plant (PSEL) location.

“Jakarta hasn’t done so yet. Jakarta is currently submitting its proposal, because the city does not yet have the land for it,” said Minister Hanif after a Limited Coordination Meeting (Rakortas) at the Coordinating Ministry for Food office in Jakarta on Monday.

Minister Hanif said his office continues to push the provincial governments of DKI Jakarta and West Java to complete the documents required for the PSEL construction proposals.

Both regions are included in the PSEL development targets due to their extremely high volumes of waste generation.

Regarding the PSEL proposal from the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government, Minister Hanif said the submitted documents are not yet complete and the process is still ongoing.

“But the documents are not yet complete. So once the documents are complete, we will review them, and then we will bring them to a Rakortas meeting at the Coordinating Ministry for Food. Once approved, we will conduct a ground check with an integrated team comprising nearly seven ministries,” said Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq.

Specifically for the Jakarta area, the Coordinating Minister for Food said there are plans to build PSEL facilities at three locations.

“Even though it is one city like Jakarta, there will be three PSEL plants. Two in Bantargebang and one in North Jakarta — that makes three. In Sunter, yes, there are three. This is proceeding because it is an emergency, using Waste to Energy implementation,” said Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan.