Speaking to the press after visiting the Integrated Waste Processing Site (TPST) in Bantargebang, West Java, on Wednesday, Minister Hasan highlighted several steps taken to manage waste, including the utilization of waste-to-energy (PLTSa) processing technology.
He also mentioned the Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) technology used at the Bantergebang site, where waste from all of Jakarta and its surrounding areas is collected.
"The steps taken by the Jakarta Provincial Government are excellent. However, to resolve some other issues, some regulations need to be refined, such as eliminating tipping fees and others," he elaborated.
Minister Hasan referred to the government's plan to merge three Presidential Regulations on using waste for electricity generation into a single regulation.
The merger is expected to simplify the existing regulations and shorten the licensing process through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, which deals directly with state electricity firm PLN.
This regulation merger is expected to address electricity costs in PLTSa, reducing it to 19.20 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), and tackling the tipping fee issue.
That amount exceeds the electricity tariff set by PLN for PLTSa, which is 13.5 cents per kWh.
Nevertheless, this step is expected to support the development of PLTSa, including in Jakarta, according to Hasan.
On that occasion, Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung commended the central government's plan to promote waste management into energy through PLTSa.
"I believe this is a very good solution for the waste problem not only in Jakarta but throughout Indonesia," Anung stated.
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