Danantara eyes 16 waste-to-energy tenders by end of 2026

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund Danantara aims to put 15 to 16 waste-to-energy (PSEL) projects out to tender by the end of 2026, targeting initial groundbreakings in early 2027, Chief Investment Officer Pandu Sjahrir said Monday.

Speaking at the Danantara Technology Innovation Investment Forum (DTIIF) 2026, Sjahrir announced that four additional projects in the Jakarta and Tangerang regions will be opened for bidding within two weeks.

"We hope that by the end of this year 15 to 16 projects will have been tendered, and in the first quarter of next year will have reached the groundbreaking stage," Sjahrir said, adding that eight total projects are scheduled to break ground in the first quarter of 2027.

The initiative expands on Danantara's second-phase developments, which issued conditional letters of award to partners across eight locations in July, with final feasibility studies expected by mid-November 2026.

Meanwhile, three first-phase facilities are actively under construction in Greater Denpasar, Bekasi, and Greater Bogor, with foundation work underway in Bali on a Rp3 trillion ($192 million) plant capable of processing 1,500 tons of waste daily.

Sjahrir emphasized that scaling municipal waste-to-energy infrastructure addresses worsening landfill constraints across urban centers while generating regional economic opportunities through clean energy technology.

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