Currently, the tipping rate in Jakarta is USD13.5 per ton, which is considered too low to encourage the construction of incinerator facilities.
"It turns out that no one dares to build a waste-to-energy plant with an incinerator," he said at the Bantar Gebang Integrated Waste Disposal Site, Bekasi, West Java, on Wednesday.
Pramono further said he is optimistic that if the tipping fee is adjusted by the central and regional governments, it would help resolve the waste problem not only in Jakarta, but also across Indonesia.
On the same occasion, Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan said that the government will support the construction of waste-to-energy plants to address the national waste issue.
He then highlighted the government's plan to consolidate three existing presidential regulations into a single comprehensive framework governing waste-to-energy initiatives.
The minister stressed the urgency of the effort, pointing out that despite the issuance of Presidential Regulation No. 35 of 2018, which mandates the development of waste-to-energy plants in 12 cities, only two such plants are currently operational in Indonesia.
He identified these facilities as the Benowo Plant in Surabaya, East Java, and the Putri Cemplo Plant in Solo, Central Java.
Hasan also shared the government's plan to promote the conversion of waste into fuel for the cement and steel industries.
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Translator: Lifia Mawaddah Putri, Yashinta Difa
Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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