The project is also expected to create a cleaner environment, attract investment in green technology and support a sustainable green economy, Laksmi Widyajayanti said.
The Government Communications Agency said Monday that the plant, which broke ground July 8, 2026, will process up to 1,500 tons of waste daily.
The facility is expected to convert 80 to 90 percent of Bali’s daily waste into electricity, Widyajayanti, acting deputy for waste management, said.
The plant is targeted to begin full operations by the end of 2027 and serve as a model for national waste management.
Similar facilities will later be built in high-waste or waste-emergency areas, including Bekasi, Greater Bogor and eight other strategic locations.
Despite advanced processing technology, Widyajayanti said effective waste management still depends on public awareness and sorting waste at its source.
“Waste-to-energy facilities do not mean all waste can be mixed. Sorting at the source is essential, and it must start with us,” she said.
The plant represents Indonesia’s broader effort to transform waste management through a faster, more systematic and effective national approach.
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