Expensive Energy Option

The construction of waste-to-energy power plants in 12 cities has the potential to cause losses for the government and PLN. There are other more profitable business models.

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March 31, 2020

THE government should not allow state electricity company PLN to become a victim of unending profit-seeking. The construction of 12 waste-to-energy power plants (PLTSa) will cause losses for PLN because the state-owned company has to buy electricity for twice the basic purchase price. Regional governments are also losing money because they have to buy processed trash at a fixed price.

For decades, PLN has been forced to buy electricity from

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