Jakarta, Oct. 24 -- Indonesia plans to begin construction of its first Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant in January, Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq said on Friday, following President Prabowo Subianto's directive to finalize all permits by year-end.

"President Prabowo has instructed us to complete all permits by November or December so that the WTE plant groundbreaking can take place in early January," Nurofiq said during a visit to the Jatiwaringin Landfill in Tangerang District.

The minister said his office had submitted initial data and location recommendations for the project to Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund, Danantara, in line with Presidential Regulation No. 109 of 2025 on urban waste-to-renewable-energy management issued...