Air Pollution in Sijantang Koto Caused by the Ombilin PLTU

Dozens of students near the Ombilin PLTU in Sijantang Koto, West Sumatra, suffer from respiratory disorders. Authorities withheld information on sanctions.

Fachri Hamzah

May 6, 2024

TEN coal trucks lined up and passed by Gusrinal’s house on Thursday, April 4. The resident of Sijantang Koto village, Talawi subdistrict, Sawahlunto City, West Sumatra, is already accustomed to this situation. “Sometimes coal falls from the dump trucks and hits my house. The house windows break when hit by falling coal,” said a teacher at the local junior high school.

The dump trucks Gusrinal referred to are trucks with th

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