To Tackle Waste, Pram Has Signed Approval for Construction of Two Waste-to-Energy Plants

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung Wibowo has stated that he has signed the approval letter for the construction of a Waste-to-Energy Power Plant (PLTSa) to address waste issues in the capital. “Officially, I have signed the letter to the Minister of Agriculture, the Coordinating Minister for Agriculture, and the Minister of Environment and Forestry for two PLTSa locations, namely in Bantargebang and Tunjungan. Both locations will have waste-to-energy power plants with a capacity of between 3,000 and 4,000 tonnes per day,” Pramono explained at Jakarta City Hall on Thursday. In addition, the construction of a PLTSa in Sunter will soon be underway. If this plan can be implemented, Pramono believes it can become a solution for waste management in Jakarta. “Every day, the waste for the PLTSa feeder is approximately 7,000 tonnes. If there is one more, it will be around 10,000 tonnes, then Jakarta’s waste problem will be automatically handled,” he said. Moreover, based on Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 109 of 2025, the selling price for each kilowatt-hour (kWh) of electricity generated by PLTSa to PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) is US$0.20. Therefore, he said, this will attract many parties to compete in building PLTSa, one of which is in Jakarta.