Jakarta, May 11 -- Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund Danantara, through PT Danantara Investment Management, on Monday signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with several regional governments to accelerate waste-to-energy (WtE) plant development in six locations.

"Danantara has just signed MoUs with regional governments to accelerate WtE plant development in six locations: Lampung, Serang, Medan, Semarang, Bogor-Depok, and Bekasi," Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan said in Jakarta on Monday.

He said the signing reflected a joint commitment by the central government, regional administrations, and Danantara to accelerate solutions to urban waste problems.

Zulkifli explained that the WtE projects are intended to addre...