Bantar Gebang to produce 26 MW

Beside the revenue from the rental fee of Bantar Gebang landfill, the Bekasi City Government is certain that they will obtain additional revenue from the 26 MW electricity produced from 6,000 tons of waste/day in 2011. Bekasi Mayor, Mochtar Mohamad, said the application of the technology to process waste into electricity in the landfill has been completed. Previously, PT Navigat Organic Energy, as the landfill manager, has offered to the State Electricity Company (PLN) to buy the generated electricity with the price of Rp. 800 per kWh.
Source: PA Asia - Public Affairs and CSR from Bisnis Indonesia, 1 April, p.m2

Public holiday on the General Election day 9 April

The Indonesian government has decided to make 9 April, the polling day for the upcoming parliamentary elections, as one-off public holiday to encourage all voters to cast their ballot.
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Railway to link new Soekarno-Hatta terminal to Jakarta

A new terminal at Jakarta’s main airport will be the first to be linked to the city by a railway system, Transport Minister Jusman Syafei Djamal said on Friday, The Jakarta Globe reported.
The new terminal 3 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport will be the first of the airport’s three terminals to be linked directly to the center of Jakarta, Djamal said, adding terminals one and two will be connected to the rail line in the future.
The train’s route will pass though Pantai Indah Kapuk to Tanah Abang and return to the airport from the Manggarai Station in South Jakarta.
Djamal said that the railway directorate general at the Ministry of Transportation is currently conducting a tender to choose which consortium would be awarded the construction project.
Sugiadi Waluyo, director of railway transportation at the ministry, said construction of the airport train will likely commence during the third quarter of this year.

Tangerang welcomes Jakarta’s garbage

The Tangerang regency administration has welcomed the Jakarta administration’s plan to process at least 2,000 tons of garbage per day at a processing plant to be built in Ciangir village, Legok district. Herry Heryanto, head of the Tangerang Parks and Sanitation Agency, said Tangerang can also send 1,000 tons of garbage to the site, adding that Tangerang produced 1,200 cubic meters of garbage per day. The Jakarta administration has also agreed to recruit 1,300 local residents to work at the plant that will turn 70 percent of the garbage into bricks and another 30 percent into organic fertilizer.

PGN to prepare a subsidiary for city gas

State Gas Company (PGN) will establish a subsidiary that will work in the engineering and construction of household gas pipes. It was revealed by PGN president director Hendi Prio Santoso during an MOU signing ceremony on city gas cooperation for Palembang and Surabaya cities on Monday. The subsidiary will act as a partner for regional-owned companies involved in city gas projects.

Traditional market controls 79% of retailer’s turnover

Based on a recent survey from AC Nielsen, the traditional market controls 79.8% of the national retailer’s turnover in 2008, which represents a decline if compared with the figure in 2002, i.e. 82.9%. The total turnover in 2008 is Rp 95.3 trillion, or 21.1% higher than the 2007 figure. The same survey also says that the traditional market still recorded a good growth, i.e. 19.6% higher than 2007, although it still needs physical and management revitalization efforts.

Be careful in developing palm in Eastern Indonesia Region

The plan to develop palm oil plantations in the eastern part of Indonesia, such as in Sulawesi, Papua and Maluku, should be studied carefully. The local cultures, the availability of supporting infrastructures and the conversion of forest to plantations are the basic aspects to be considered, according to a national seminar titled People’s Palm and Partnership Scheme in the Eastern Indonesia Region on Tuesday. Currently, the majority of the country’s palm oil plantation is located the western region, almost twice the area in the eastern region.
Source: PA Asia - Public Affairs and CSR from Kompas, 25 March, p.22