Pramono Says PLTSa to Start Construction in Jakarta Mid-2026

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung revealed plans to build a number of waste-to-energy plants (PLTSa) or intermediate treatment facilities (ITF) in Jakarta which will begin in mid-2026.

The facility was prepared as part of waste management efforts as well as energy transition in the capital. Pramono targets the construction process to start running in mid-2026.

"Jakarta now, things related to waste processing, soon there will be several (waste power plants). Hopefully we will be able to start, hopefully in the middle of this year," said Pramono at M Bloc Space, South Jakarta, Tuesday, February 10.

Pramono said that currently Jakarta has land to build ITF in Sunter, North Jakarta, and will continue. Furthermore, similar facilities will be built at a number of other points, namely Rorotan, Bantargebang, and West Jakarta.

According to Pramono, the construction of PLTSa is not only aimed at reducing Jakarta's waste load, but is also directed at supporting emission reductions. Energy generated from waste processing is expected to replace coal-based power plants, especially those supplying industrial needs around Jakarta.

"If this can be done, then a significant contribution will reduce or reduce the contribution of emissions in Jakarta," said Pramono.

Regarding this, Pramono previously admitted that there was a capacity bottleneck at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Treatment Plant (TPST) in the next few years. Bantargebang has been the main focus of Jakarta's waste management, with the accumulated waste said to have reached tens of millions of tons.

If there is no significant change in the processing system, the TPST in the Bekasi area is projected to no longer be able to accommodate the capital's waste.

Therefore, the government will carry out the PLTSa project as a main step to reduce the burden of waste generated in Jakarta.

Pramono admitted that Jakarta needed at least four PLTSa to solve the problem of Jakarta's increasingly piling waste. Responding to this condition, the Danantara Investment Management Agency (BPI) and the DKI Provincial Government are planning to build two PLTSa in Jakarta.

"According to the talks with Danantara at that time, with Mr. Rosan directly, there will be two waste power plants," he said.

Pramono hopes that the existence of PLTSa can gradually reduce the old waste pile, which is currently towering in Bantargebang. Currently, the stock of waste at the location is said to reach around 55 million tons.

"Hopefully, the 55 million tons that are now in stock at Bantargebang will gradually decrease. That's what we'll do," said Pramono.