Construction began in Bali on 8 July on a plant that will turn waste into electricity. This is the PSEL Denpasar Raya project for Denpasar and Badung — the two areas placing the greatest strain on the overloaded Suwung landfill.
The official launch of construction took place in Pesanggaran, Benoa. An agreement was also signed to purchase the electricity that the future facility will generate.
The plant’s stated capacity is up to 1,200 tonnes of waste per day. The facility is expected to start operating at the end of 2027. The authorities describe it as one of the key projects aimed at reducing the pressure on the Suwung landfill.
The island’s main landfill is overloaded, its closure date has been postponed several times, and in the end the old system, under which mixed waste was taken there without proper treatment, was abandoned.
Even with the new plant, Bali will still have to sort its waste. Without waste being separated at source — in homes, hotels, cafés, schools and markets — the new system will work less effectively.
The project also has its opponents. Residents of Pesanggaran have previously spoken out against construction near a residential area. They were concerned about smells, smoke, bin lorries and a repeat of what happened at Suwung. The authorities responded that it would not be a new landfill, but a technological facility: waste would not be piled up in heaps, but sent straight for processing.
Source: balipost.com
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