“High up on Danantara’s 2026 to-do list is to speed up the nationwide rollout of waste-to-energy incinerators across 33 cities. Indonesia will run the program in phases, with the now-completed first round of tender focusing on the trash-infested Bekasi, Denpasar Raya, Bogor Raya, and Yogyakarta — a process mainly dominated by Chinese investors. Danantara promised that the new tender would be open to both national and foreign firms as long as they possess the capacity to develop such technologies. Potential candidates will get shortlisted before Danantara arrives at a decision.”
“According to Danantara’s timeline, Indonesia will break ground on the first batch of waste-to-energy facilities this third quarter. Construction is set to finish in the fourth quarter of 2027. Setting up waste-to-energy plants across the 33 targeted cities has a price tag of around Rp 84 trillion or approximately $5 billion.”
“Chinese dominance in Indonesia’s waste-to-energy program comes as no surprise. China almost never drops out of Indonesia’s top 3 foreign investors list. In 2025, Hong Kong investors put around $10.6 billion in Indonesia, placing second place after Singapore ($17.4 billion). Investments from mainland China totaled $7.5 billion that year.”
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