Jakarta, July 16 -- State-owned energy giant PT Pertamina is developing a new waste-to-energy (PSEL) plant in Yogyakarta, with a projected capacity of 30 megawatts (MW).

"Pertamina has been tasked with managing waste for Yogyakarta, Sleman, and Bantul, an area generating over 1,000 tons of waste per day," Pertamina's Director of Business Transformation and Sustainability, Agung Wicaksono, announced at the Waste to Energy Talks event in Jakarta on Thursday.

To process the massive volume of daily waste, Pertamina will deploy advanced incinerator technology to convert rubbish into electricity, which will then be fed directly into the state electricity company PT PLN's regional grid.

Wicaksono explained that incinerator technology was sele...