Indonesia simplifies rules

to fast-track waste-to-energy projects

印尼简化审批规则

以加快垃圾发电（WTE）项目建设

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Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia has streamlined regulations for waste-to-energy (WTE) projects, cutting hundreds of requirements to just three rules to accelerate urban waste management and renewable energy development, Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan said on Thursday.

雅加达（ANTARA）——印度尼西亚食品事务统筹部长祖尔基弗利·哈桑（Zulkifli Hasan）周四（2026年7月16日）表示，印尼已简化垃圾发电（WTE）项目相关法规，将原先数百项审批要求精简为仅三项规定，以加快城市垃圾处理和可再生能源项目的发展。

The regulatory overhaul aims to remove longstanding bureaucratic hurdles that have delayed WTE investments while helping the government address mounting urban waste volumes and expand renewable energy generation.

该项监管改革旨在消除长期以来阻碍垃圾发电（WTE）投资推进的官僚障碍，同时帮助政府应对不断增加的城市垃圾处理压力，并扩大可再生能源发电规模。

"My task is only one: improve the regulations. We reduced hundreds of rules to just three," Hasan said during the Waste to Energy Talks: Reducing Waste, Powering the Future forum in Jakarta.

“我的任务只有一个：改善相关法规。我们已经将数百项规定精简为仅三项。”部长哈桑（Hasan）在雅加达举行的 “垃圾发电论坛：减少垃圾，赋能未来（Waste to Energy Talks: Reducing Waste, Powering the Future）” 活动上表示。

He said developers previously had to secure approvals from multiple levels of government and coordinate with numerous ministries and state institutions before projects could proceed.

他表示：“ 开发商以前必须获得多层政府的批准，并与众多部委和国家机构协调，项目才能进行。”

The process included obtaining approvals from local governments and regional legislative councils (DPRD), while also coordinating with the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the Ministry of Environment, and state electricity company PT PLN (Persero).

该过程包括获得地方政府和地区立法委员会（DPRD）的批准，同时还要与财政部、能源和矿产资源部、环境部以及国家电力公司 PT PLN（Persero）进行协调。

"I will give you an example. If I were an entrepreneur seeking to develop a waste-to-energy project, I would first have to obtain approval from the district legislative council and the district head. If the project covered two districts, I would also need approval from the governor and the provincial legislative council," Hasan said.

“我举一个例子。如果我是一个希望开发垃圾发电（WTE）项目的企业家，首先必须获得地方议会（区级立法机构）和区长的批准。如果项目涉及两个行政区，我还需要获得省长以及省级立法委员会的批准。”部长哈桑（Hasan）表示。

After securing those approvals, developers still had to arrange financing, obtain energy-sector permits, complete environmental impact assessments, and finalize power purchase agreements with PLN, he added.

他补充说：“ 获得这些批准后，开发商仍然需要安排融资、获得能源部门许可证、完成环境影响评估，并与PLN最终敲定购电协议。”

Hasan said President Prabowo Subianto later established a national task force on waste management and assigned him to oversee regulatory reforms and resolve bottlenecks involving ministries and government agencies.

部长哈桑（Hasan）表示，随后总统普拉博沃·苏比安托（Prabowo Subianto）成立了一个国家废弃物管理工作组（National Task Force on Waste Management），并指派他负责监督相关法规改革，以及解决涉及各政府部门和机构之间的协调障碍。

"If obstacles arise, I simply call the relevant parties. If I still cannot resolve them, I report directly to the president. The president takes the lead," he said.

“如果出现障碍，我会直接召集相关部门进行协调。如果仍然无法解决，我会直接向总统汇报，总统将亲自牵头推动解决。”他说。

The reforms are backed by Presidential Regulation No. 109 of 2025 on Urban Waste Management through Environmentally Friendly Renewable Energy-Based Waste Processing.

这些改革得到了2025年第109号总统条例（Presidential Regulation No. 109 of 2025）的支持。该条例旨在通过基于环保型可再生能源的废弃物处理方式，推动城市垃圾管理。

The regulation replaces Presidential Regulation No. 35 of 2018, which previously governed the acceleration of waste-to-energy power plant development.

该规定取代了 2018 年第 35 号总统令，该总统令此前对加快垃圾发电厂的发展进行了规定。

The policy comes as Indonesia faces a growing waste challenge, with national waste generation reaching approximately 141,926 metric tons per day, according to government data.

该政策出台之际，印度尼西亚正面临日益严峻的垃圾处理挑战。根据政府数据显示，目前印尼全国垃圾产生量约达到每天141,926公吨（metric tons）。

Under the new framework, sovereign wealth fund Daya Anagata Nusantara (Danantara) will facilitate investor selection and project development, while state electricity company PT PLN (Persero) will purchase electricity generated by WTE facilities.

在新框架下，主权财富基金Daya Anagata Nusantara（Danantara）将促进投资者选择和项目开发，而国有电力公司PT PLN（Persero）将购买垃圾发电（WTE)设施产生的电力。

Hasan said the government aims to resolve waste emergencies in priority urban areas by 2027 and 2028, with the remaining regions expected to follow by 2029.

哈桑（Hasan）表示：“ 政府的目标是在 2027 年和 2028 年解决重点城区垃圾紧急状况，其余地区预计将在 2029 年跟进。”

"The emergency areas must be completed in 2027 and 2028. The rest will follow in 2029," he said.

“这些紧急区域的项目必须在2027年和2028年完成，其余地区的项目将在2029年跟进实施。”他说。

The government plans to prioritize urban clusters generating at least 1,000 metric tons of waste per day to ensure projects remain economically viable.

政府计划优先推进日均垃圾产生量达到至少1,000公吨的城市群（urban clusters），以确保相关垃圾发电（WTE）项目保持经济可行性。

Authorities have identified 24 WTE clusters, each potentially serving two or three districts or cities within a single service area.

相关部门已确定24个垃圾发电（WTE）集群项目（WTE clusters），每个集群可能覆盖同一服务区域内的2至3个行政区或城市。

Hasan said accelerating the projects would also require local governments to ensure reliable waste collection, transportation, and a sustainable supply of waste feedstock.

哈桑表示，加快这些项目的推进还需要地方政府确保稳定可靠的垃圾收集、运输体系，以及可持续的垃圾供应来源（waste feedstock）。

The government expects WTE facilities in priority areas to be completed in phases through early 2028.

政府预计，优先区域的垃圾发电（WTE）设施将分阶段建设，并于2028年初前陆续完成。