Published on February 12, 2026, by ANTARA
By Ahmad Rifandi
Samarinda (ANTARA) – The Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency (Danantara) has taken over all control and authority for the strategic Waste-to-Energy Power Plant (PLTSa) project in Samarinda, East Kalimantan.
“According to the latest 2026 central government regulation, we in the region are no longer permitted to continue independent agreements with investors because all PLTSa projects are now required to operate through Danantara,” said Desy Damayanti, Head of the Samarinda Public Works and Spatial Planning (PUPR) Agency in Samarinda on Thursday.
According to Desy, this centralized investment policy automatically invalidates various collaborative plans previously initiated by the Samarinda City Government with foreign partners to achieve national waste-to-energy management standards.
The significant impact of this regulation has forced intensive negotiations with South Korean investors, also involved in the Indonesian Capital City (IKN), to be canceled.
Desy continued, stating that the central government considers the transfer of authority to Danantara crucial to ensuring that waste-to-energy plant (WTE) technology and financing schemes across Indonesia maintain uniform quality standards under direct state supervision.
The Head of the Samarinda Public Works and Public Housing Agency (PUPR) confirmed that his office would comply with this regulation and would immediately transfer all feasibility study documents and technical data prepared by the region to Danantara.
Although the authority for implementation has now been transferred to the central government, Desy emphasized that the urgent need to address the volume of waste at the Sambutan Landfill must remain a priority for the new policymakers to address immediately.