WNAM REPORT: The Indonesian government teams up with the International Financial Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, by conducting a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) to resolve the waste problem in Indonesia.
Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) stated that this initiative was undertaken as several regions in Indonesia are currently facing a critical waste management situation.
“With this collaboration, we hope to find a joint solution for waste management,” AHY noted at the IFC Office in Jakarta on Wednesday.
AHY explained that his ministry is responsible for waste management infrastructure in Indonesia by providing waste processing infrastructure for the community in the form of building a waste-powered electricity plant (PLTSa).
He remarked that to implement the plan, several stages must be completed, including strengthening regulations in Indonesia.
He pointed out that numerous countries have put into practice transforming waste into electrical energy.
“We have to choose the right technology. Not all projects must use high-level technology because it should adjust the scale of operation,” AHY remarked.
He then provided an example, noting that DKI Jakarta Province can generate eight thousand tons of waste while other cities typically produce only between 1,500 and two thousand tons of waste or sometimes even less.
Consequently, he emphasized the need for suggestions and inputs from regional governments to fine-tune policies and technologies of waste processing to their specific regions.
He then expressed optimism that the Jakarta Regional Budget (APBD), amounting to Rp91.34 trillion (US$5.2 billion), could be allocated to address waste issues in the region.
He also highlighted opportunities for inter-ministerial and cross-institutional cooperation to ensure the success of waste management initiatives, particularly through adopting “waste-to-energy” (WTE) solutions as part of Jakarta’s sustainable future agenda.
“By partnering with the World Bank and the IFC, we seek to have more effective waste management in the future,” he noted.
