Not So Built, The Initial Capital Of The Sunter ITF Will Be Withdrawn In The 2023 APBD Change

Transfer of waste in the Integrated Waste Processing project area or ITF Sunter, Jakarta, in February 2019. (Between)

JAKARTA - Head of the DKI Jakarta Environmental Agency, Asep Kuswanto, ensured that the Rp577 billion budget allocated as the initial capital for the construction of the Sunter Intermediate Treatment Facility (ITF) which was allocated in the 2023 APBD had not been used. In its determination, the capital budget for the construction of waste processing facilities into electrical energy is included in the allocation of regional capital participation (PMD) to PT Jakarta Propertindo (Jakpro). This budget, said Asep, will be withdrawn and allocated for other activities by Jakpro during the preparation of APBD (APBD-P) changes. "So, of course, there will be changes in the APBD-P discussion. Even if it is decided later in the APBD-P discussion it will still be used for Jakpro but other activities will be used, please. Or, maybe it will be re-recorded later, returned by Jakpro, that's welcome," Asep told reporters, Wednesday, August 2nd. Currently, the DKI Provincial Government is more focused on developing the construction of the Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) as a means of processing Jakarta waste. The first RDF has been operating at the location of the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Disposal Site (TPST), Bekasi. Furthermore, the DKI Provincial Government plans to rebuild 2 RDFs in Rorotan in North Jakarta and Pegadungan in West Jakarta. "Indeed, if we look at the Governor's statement, all technology is good, but currently the provincial government is focusing on RDF. Why RDF? Because RDF is a facility that is fast to build, only 1 year of physical development and financing is also not too expensive," explained Asep. Some time ago, Heru Budi Hartono decided to cancel the construction of the Sunter ITF this year. In fact, the construction of the Sunter ITF was carried out by the Governor of DKI Jakarta last period, before finally stagnant. Heru felt that the Sunter ITF project was too burdensome for the APBD. "Yes (ITF Sunter canceled). We can't afford it, yes," said Heru when met at TPST Bantargebang, Bekasi, West Java, Tuesday, July 27. Heru explained that the investment value for the Sunter ITF development reached IDR 5.2 trillion. This project clearly requires investors from the private sector for funding. What is burdensome is that when the Sunter ITF operates, the DKI Provincial Government must pay the cost of waste management or tipping fees to investors of around Rp. 500 thousand per tonne of waste processing within a period of 20 to 30 years.

The calculation is that if an agreement with investors is made, the DKI Provincial Government must pay a total corruption fee of Rp. 36.5 trillion. That too with a record that this value does not increase as long as the contract runs. "The DKI Regional Government does not want to. The concept (ITF Sunter) is good. But, once again, the DKI Regional Government is unable to pay the tipping fee," explained Heru.