Galuga Waste-to-Energy Plant to Utilise Chinese Incinerator Technology
Bogor Regency, West Java – The Galuga Waste-to-Energy (PSEL) facility in Bogor Regency, West Java, will utilise incinerator technology from China to process waste into electricity.
Senior Vice President of Stakeholder Relations at Danantara, Dede Firmansyah, stated in Sentul on Wednesday that all machinery will be provided by the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contractor, including the incinerators sourced from China.
“All machinery is being provided by the EPC party. The incinerators are from China,” said Dede.
He noted that incinerator technology is not new, as it is widely used for waste management in several countries, including China and various European nations.
He highlighted that a key focus in using this technology is emission control maintained at high standards.
“One of its advantages is that the resulting emissions are strictly controlled according to very high standards, comparable to European standards,” he added.
The Galuga PSEL facility will focus on processing fresh waste generated daily by Bogor Regency and Bogor City. Both local governments are required to provide a waste supply of approximately 2,000 tonnes per day to meet the operational requirements of the PSEL facility.
According to Dede, this volume ensures a sufficient waste supply for the PSEL, even without accounting for the existing stockpiles of old waste at the Galuga landfill.
“As of today, there is a waste surplus. Even following the recent fire, the amount of accumulated waste remains very high,” he said.
The Bogor Regency Government has allocated an initial 10-hectare site for the construction of the Galuga PSEL. The available land can be expanded up to approximately 24 hectares if additional capacity is required.
The project, with an initial investment valued at US$160 million, will enter the construction phase following the groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday (17/9).
The Galuga PSEL is targeted to begin operations between the second and third quarters of 2028. The electricity generated by the facility will be absorbed by PLN as the off-taker, with a generation capacity ranging from 20 to 30 megawatts, depending on the quantity and quality of the waste.
Additionally, the operators are preparing land to manage processing residues, specifically fly ash and bottom ash (FABA).
Old waste that has been stockpiled for decades in Galuga will not be the primary focus of the PSEL processing. Instead, those stockpiles are planned to be handled using pyrolysis technology to be converted into liquid fuel.