Jakarta, Oct. 16 -- Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan is targeting the waste-to-energy (WtE) plant project in 33 Indonesian cities to be completed by the end of 2027.

At the ESG Now Awards 2025 in Jakarta on Thursday, Hasan affirmed that he had received a green light from President Prabowo Subianto to speed up waste management in urban areas by utilizing eco-friendly technology.

President Prabowo has recently issued Presidential Regulation Number 109 of 2025 on the management of urban waste through waste-to-energy processing. It states that the waste processed into energy is not limited to electricity, but also renewable fuel and other products.

The minister noted that prior to the issuance of the regulation, his ministry h...