Palembang Waste-to-Energy Facility Begins Operations, Processing More Than 70 Percent of Daily Waste
The Palembang Waste-to-Energy (WtE) facility in South Sumatra began operations on September 1 as a pilot project and part of Indonesia’s National Strategic Projects (PSN), aimed at developing a more modern and sustainable waste management system. The facility is projected to receive approximately 960 tons of waste per day from more than 400 temporary waste collection sites (TPS), approaching its maximum processing capacity of 1,000 tons per day. Compared with Palembang’s total daily waste generation of approximately 1,260 tons, the facility has the potential to process more than 70 percent of the city’s daily waste, significantly reducing the burden of waste management and accumulation.
In addition to reducing waste volume, the Palembang Waste-to-Energy facility is designed to convert municipal waste into energy, with an installed power generation capacity an approximately 20 MW and a potential electricity output of 17.7 MW. Incoming waste first undergoes a fermentation process for approximately five to seven days, followed by further treatment before being incinerated to generate electricity. The operation of the facility represents an important step for Palembang in integrating waste management with energy production, while supporting the utilization of waste as a resource, the development of alternative energy, and the implementation of circular economy approaches in urban environmental management.
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