What is being built
Work on PSEL (Pengolahan Sampah menjadi Energi Listrik, waste-to-electricity processing) started on 8 July 2026. The plant will take waste from Denpasar and Badung regency, which covers Kuta, Seminyak, Canggu and the Bukit.
ANTARA puts the budget at around Rp 3 trillion. Waste will be burned on a moving grate at high temperature, which cuts its volume by 80-90%.
Why it matters now
Denpasar and Badung generate about 1,600 tonnes of waste per day. More than 72% of it is still trucked directly to the Suwung landfill, which the authorities have pledged to close.
The government warns that without new capacity Indonesia's major landfills will be full by 2028. Whatever remains after incineration is meant to be handled locally through 3R programmes (reduce, reuse, recycle).
Timeline and caveats
An April report by ANTARA Bali cited a capacity of 1,200 tonnes a day, a 6-hectare site inside the Pelindo port area and participation by the state fund Danantara. It also said the AMDAL environmental assessment was still being processed.
Full operation is planned for late 2027. Until then the south of the island relies on sorting at source, TPS3R community recycling points and TPST integrated processing sites.
Who is involved
The joint agreement was signed by Bali province, the mayor of Denpasar and the regent of Badung. In April it was reported that Denpasar would send 700 tonnes of waste a day to the plant and Badung 500 tonnes.
ANTARA says the plant will create about 1,200 green jobs. The government wants to replicate the model in 34 urban areas across Indonesia.