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Indonesia pursues pyrolysis technology to bridge waste to energy gap
['Bioenergy Insight']
Bioenergy Insight Magazine
Indonesia's government is promoting pyrolysis technology as a complementary processing solution to waste to energy plants, acknowledging that planned WtE facilities will handle only about 22 per cent of national waste generation.
Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan said the wider adoption of pyrolysis, which converts accumulated landfill waste into diesel equivalent renewable fuel, is projected to address a further 20 per cent of Indonesia's waste management challenge.
Presidential Regulation 109 of 2025 has accelerated WtE plant construction across multiple regions.
Hasan emphasised that accelerating waste management is critical to reduce landfill accumulation and mitigate elevated fire risk during dry seasons.
Converting waste into energy forms part of Indonesia's broader strategy to ease landfill pressure whilst generating economic and energy benefits for communities.