Danantara Boss Says Waste Projects Don't Disrupt Coal

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JAKARTA - Danantara's Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Pandu Sjahrir said that the Waste Into Electricity (PSEL) or Waste to Energy (WTE) project would not interfere with domestic coal needs.

Pandu said the purchase of coal that had been contracted would continue to be established. Especially for steam power plants (PLTU).

"Coal is always the base load. So, there is no change from coal that has been contracted," Pandu said in a media briefing in Jakarta, Monday, November 3.

Pandu said the government had also set a domestic market obligation (DMO) or an obligation to fulfill domestic coal by 30 percent. Therefore, he believes that this PSEL project will not change the demand for coal supply.

For your information, the electricity generated from the PSEL project will be used as a source or driving force for PT PLN (Persero).

On the other hand, Pandu said, the PSEL project is also to meet the target of 69.5 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy power plants in the next ten years.

"Don't forget to also fulfill the 69 renewable energy that PLN wants to do in the future," said Pandu.

Meanwhile, Managing Director of Investment Dananta, Stefanus Ade Hadiwidjaja said the presence of the PSEL project was not for profit, but for dealing with the problem of waste accumulation in big cities.

For example, continued Stefanus, garbage from the Final Disposal Site (TPA) in Bantar Gebang is believed to be processed for the PSEL project.

"So the total waste collected in Bantar Gebang per day is 55 million tons. So the same thing was, if the 55 million tons were from Bantar Gebang to be withdrawn to Jakarta, it would almost be closed throughout Jakarta," said Stefanus.