Denpasar and Badung have agreed on a waste-supply arrangement for the future PSEL facility — a project designed to convert waste into electricity. Mayor I Gusti Ngurah Jaya Negara said that, to operate reliably, the facility needs a steady flow of around 1,200–1,500 tonnes of waste per day.
Denpasar itself produces about 800 tonnes a day, so the shortfall is expected to be covered by Badung — roughly another 500 tonnes — bringing the total to at least about 1,200 tonnes.
The authorities plan to begin work on the site in March 2026. The key task in the coming weeks is to prepare the land for construction: Badung is expected to fund the landfilling and site preparation so that it is ready by March. The site is being prepared in southern Denpasar, in the Pedungan area. It covers about 6 hectares.
At the same time, Denpasar City Hall says it does not intend to “wait for PSEL” and scale back measures to reduce waste volumes before collection. In particular, the city is expanding a network of local sorting and recycling centres based on the “reduce — reuse — recycle” principle, increasing the number of household composters — the figure mentioned is 176,000 — and developing vertical composting. The authorities also say they are boosting the capacity of existing waste-treatment facilities and considering additional equipment that they claim can process up to 100 tonnes per day.
The PSEL project is seen as one of the key ways to ease the load on the Suwung landfill. Even if construction starts in 2026, public discussions include a scenario in which the facility may only become fully operational later — in 2027.
Source: Antara
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