The Ministry of Environment (KLH) and the Environmental Management Agency (BPLH) are seeking partnerships with foreign investors, including companies from China, to push forward the development of Waste-to-Energy Power Plants (PLTSa).
Ade Palguna Ruteka, Deputy for Waste, Hazardous, and Toxic Materials Management (PSLB3) at the Environment Ministry/BPLH, said discussions with potential Chinese investors are underway.
“Tomorrow I will meet with Chinese investors,” Ade said after the Katadata Sustainability Action for The Future Economy (SAFE) 2025 event in Jakarta on Thursday, September 11, 2025.
The outcome of the investor meetings will be channeled through State investment management agency BPI Danantara, which manages investment for PLTSa projects in Indonesia. Ade noted that, so far, only Chinese partners have submitted official proposals.
“There are three investors from China,” he cited.
Ade also highlighted new requirements for regions eligible to host PLTSa facilities. Candidate regions must generate between 1,500 and 2,000 tons of daily waste.
“The most obvious example is Jakarta, which produces about 8,000 tons of waste per day,” he said.
Danantara has previously mapped out potential project locations, including Jakarta, Bandung, Bali, Semarang, Surabaya, and Makassar.
Meanwhile, the government is finalizing revisions to Presidential Regulation No. 35/2018 on The Acceleration of Environmentally Friendly Waste-to-Energy Power Plants. Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Yuliot Tanjung, said the regulation is expected to be issued by September.
“The target is for the regulation to be completed by September,” Yuliot said while addressing the Katadata SAFE 2025 session on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.
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