Low Carbon News in Indonesia in October 2014
For Panggungharjo, Taking out the Trash Is Big Business
The Jakarta Globe September 30, 2014
An ecofriendly Yogyakarta village comes out on top for its enterprising outlook on trash
The village of Panggungharjo in Bantul district, Yogyakarta, was crowned Indonesia’s best village last month, thanks to its local administration’s transparency, good governance practices and its unique policy in dealing with household garbage.
Panggungharjo village administration head Wahyudi Anggoro Hadi, 35, not only diverted the environmental threat with an enterprising scheme, he also established along with it a local business that would provide a source of income for many families. Last year, Wahyudi converted a 2,000-square-meter dumping site into a village-run company (BUMDes) called Kupas to cope with the village’s waste.
“Kupas is a company that deals with domestic trash and makes a profit from it. But, the other important goal is to change people’s habits in treating waste properly and preserving the environment,” Wahyudi says.
Kupas’ establishment required an initial investment of Rp 37 million ($3,058), but its assets have grown tenfold within a mere year to reach Rp 360 million. By operating a storage hangar with a maximum daily capacity of three metric tons of solid waste, Kupas serves around 1,200 clients, or 14 percent of the families living in Panggungharjo.
Link:
http://thejakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/features/panggungharjo-taking-trash-big-business/
‘Coal-by-wire’ from Sumatra to Java
The Jakarta Post
Montty Girianna, Jakarta | Mon, October 06 2014, 8:23 AM
Coal from the island of Sumatra accounts for most of Indonesia’s low-grade lignite, a low-quality coal that receives a poor price in international markets. Given this low pricing combined with high transportation costs and the fact that most reserves are located in landlocked areas, it is not feasible to export Sumatra’s coal out of the island.
It is more efficient to use Sumatra’s coal for a mine-mouth power plant, an approach in which we develop a power plant very close to where mines are located, use the low-calorie coal from the mines to feed the plant, and transmit the electricity, rather than transporting a low-value commodity, out of the mines. With mine-mouth, we no longer require either barges or expensive railway-heavy infrastructure to transport coal; rather we need to have long-distance high-voltage transmission lines to bring “coal-by-wire” from mines to consumer centers, either regions in Sumatra and/or Java-Bali.
Link:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/10/06/coal-wire-sumatra-java.html
Chairul Tanjung Launches 14 Energy Projects
TEMPO.CO, Wednesday, 08 October, 2014 | 19:36 WIB
Bojonegoro – Coordinating Minister for the Economy Chairul Tanjung has launched 14 energy projects across the nation worth US$8 billion. The launch was conducted in Banyu Urip, Bojonegoro, East Java.“The investment value is not small. I’m looking forward to seeing these projects operational,” Chairul said on Wednesday, October 8, 2014, in Bojonegoro.
Of the 14 projects, three oil and gas projects viz. Banyu Urip production facility, Donggi Senoro gas refinery and Arun-Belawan gas pipe, have kicked off operation. On the occasion, Chairul also inaugurated the construction of Gresik-Semarang gas pipe.
In the power sector, eight steam-fueled power plant have been fully operational with a total of 2,093 megawatt capacity. In addition, Patuha geothermal power plant with 55 megawatt capacity was also launched.
Chairul explained that the installations would reinforce Indonesia’s power capacity to help it become a developed, industry-based country.
“I hope the power plants will entice investments. We hope that the State Electricity Company (PLN) will continue to build power plants, particularly outside Java,” he said.
Link:
http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2014/10/08/056612926/Chairul-Tanjung-Launches-14-Energy-Projects
Waste proposal draws ire in Bandung
The Jakarta Post, Bandung | Thu, October 09 2014, 10:41 AM
Environmentalists have warned that Bandung Mayor Ridwan Kamil could be sued if he approves the development of a waste-based power plant (PLTSa) in Gedebage, Bandung, West Java.
A professor of environment at Parahyangan Catholic University in Bandung, Asep Warlan Yusuf, said Law No. 18/2008 on waste management only stipulated that the final step of the process be carried out using environmentally friendly technology. “It does not specify the technology, but it says it must be eco-friendly. Whatever it is, it must be eco-friendly,” Asep said in Bandung on Monday.
The Bandung city administration currently holds three local bylaws on waste management. City Bylaw No. 9/2011 on waste management omits mention of PLTSa. The same is evident in Bandung Municipal Bylaw No. 14/2010 on environmentally friendly waste management service through cooperation with local administration and enterprises. Meanwhile, City Bylaw No. 18/2011 on Bandung City Spatial Planning from 2011 to 2013 stipulates that Bandung must develop an energy network system and a power infrastructure sourced from waste-based energy in Gedebage.
“If we scrutinize the [first two] bylaws, waste-management should emphasize the principles of ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’. Garbage taken to the landfill should be [in] as small [amounts] as possible,” said Asep.
Link:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/10/09/waste-proposal-draws-ire-bandung.html
Bandung Scenario launched, raises flag in energy sector
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Business | Tue, October 14 2014, 12:33 PM
Four different scenarios on the possible future of Indonesia’s energy sector were revealed on Tuesday, laying out warnings and showing what Indonesia’s energy landscape may look like in 2030.
The scenarios, the outcome of a series of meetings held in Bandung in August involving 28 experts in the sector. The four scenarios are Wave, Storm, Rocks and Crew.
The four scenarios look at different issues and driving factors that may shape Indonesia’s energy in the future, including climate change, regional instability, potential international disruption of energy supplies, central government vs. regional control and ineffective regulatory frameworks.
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Infrastructure projects need to adopt green principles
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Thu, October 16 2014, 8:44 AM
All future infrastructure projects must follow environmental sustainability standards that will be set out in a new government regulation (PP), which is currently being drafted at the Environment Ministry, an official has said.
The National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) is working on the environmental sustainability standards with the help of officials from the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA).
Bappenas deputy chairman Lukita Dinarsyah Tuwo said on Tuesday that the new regulation was a follow-up to the Strategic Environmental Assessment (KLHS), an environmental assessment that regional administrations have to carry out before issuing permits for land or forest management, as stipulated in Law No. 32/2009 on environmental management and protection.
The purpose of the KLHS is to ensure that every governmental program, policy or construction project adopts sustainable and environmentally friendly development principals. “All MP3EI projects should be evaluated with the KLHS after the PP is signed because the government has asserted there is to be no trade-off between economic growth and environmental sustainability,” Lukita said, referring to the Master Plan for the Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesian Economic Development (MP3EI).
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Jakarta to Upgrade Street Lights in Energy-Saving Measure
The Jakarta Globe October 22, 2014
The Jakarta administration is planning to replace all 200,000 streetlamps in Jakarta with low-energy lightbulbs in a bid to conserve energy.There are 222,342 streetlamps across the capital, of which 15,000 have been fitted with solar-powered LED lightbulbs in the last two years, according to the Jakarta Industry and Energy Agency.
Agency chief Haris Pindratno said on Wednesday that as of 2015, all lightbulbs that need replacing will be replaced with LED lamps. The agency expects to replace 4,000 lightbulbs next year.“LED lightbulbs can be expensive, but the [energy] saved will be much higher than with normal lamps,” Haris said.
He said the new bulbs would help slash the city’s street lighting bill by half, and if used with photovoltaic cells could eventually pay for themselves.
Another advantage is durability, with LED bulbs lasting up to 11 years. LED light bulbs also emit more light than the high-intensity discharge lamps currently used across the capital, Haris said.
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Emissions accreditation for Soekarno-Hatta [Airport]
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, October 24 2014, 8:59 AM
The country’s main gateway, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, has recently pocketed a mapping accreditation in the Airport Carbon Accreditation program run by Airport Council International (ACI), for showing its commitment to reducing carbon emissions.
This also makes it the first and only airport in the nation to have been awarded such certification.“In the mapping process, we worked together with TUV Rheinland China to map the carbon footprint of Soekarno-Hatta so that we could identify the amount of carbon emissions that we produce from our activities in the airport. This is the first step before moving on to the reduction phase,” state-run airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II (AP II) president director Tri S. Sunoko told The Jakarta Post on Thursday.
Based on the process, the airport was found to be producing 137,145 tons of carbon emissions a year from its consumption of electricity, fuel, gas and many other activities. “We are aiming to reduce our emissions by 25 percent
Link:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/10/24/emissions-accreditation-soekarno-hatta.html
Tangerang gets ASEAN clean air award
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Jakarta | Fri, October 31 2014, 12:43 PM
ASEAN has awarded Tangerang city, Banten province, the ASEAN Environmentally Sustainable City (ESC) Award for the clean air category.The award was received by Tangerang Mayor Arief R. Wismansyah at a ceremony held in Vientiane, Laos, on Thursday, according to Antara news agency.
Arief said Tangerang city had received recognition in the clean air category based on the factors of continual monitoring, emission testing and transport management, among several others.He expressed hope that the award could serve as a source of motivation for local residents and civil servants to continue their efforts to develop the city in an environmentally friendly manner.”We hope this award could motivate us and increase our spirit to work even harder to keep and maintain the clean environment of the city,” the mayor added.
Link:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/10/31/tangerang-gets-asean-clean-air-award.html