Video: Bekasi City's Challenges in Building Waste-to-Energy Plant at Bantar Gebang

Bekasi Mayor Tri Adhianto Tjahyono has confirmed the Bekasi Government’s support for the success of National Strategic Projects (PSN) in the Bekasi City area, West Java. In Bekasi City, PSN projects include the LRT, high-speed rail, and drinking water pipeline networks, which are progressing smoothly thanks to communication between the Bekasi City Government, the West Java Provincial Government, and the Central Government. One of the national projects currently underway is the Waste-to-Energy Processing (PSEL) project, also known as a waste-to-energy power plant (PLTSa). The Bekasi City Government has prepared 6.1 hectares of land as the PSEL site, which will be equipped with green spaces such as a mini zoo, and land maturation is currently taking place. However, the construction of the PSEL still faces challenges related to social factors and safety threats, including landslides and fires, given that the burden on the Bantar Gebang Final Disposal Site (TPA) is already very high.