Published on February 16, 2026, by CNBC Indonesia
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The Waste-to-Energy (WtE) program has entered the tender phase. The 24 participants are experienced international companies. The companies picked during the tender process are required to form a consortium.
Fadli Rahman, Waste-to-Energy Lead at Danantara Indonesia, said that the consortium formed by the tender participants is expected to provide technology transfer to local companies or local governments. For the first phase, Danantara Indonesia is focusing on developing the WtE program in four cities, namely Bali, Bogor, Bekasi, and Yogyakarta.
“This tender shows that Danantara consistently ensures strong governance from the start, including a transparent and risk-mitigation-based selection process for the Waste-to-Energy Processing Development and Management Entity (BUPP),” he said in a written statement in Jakarta on Monday (16/2).
Of the companies participating in the WtE tender, three are from France, China, and Japan. To understand the background and global track record of each participant, here’s a brief overview of the three companies.
1. Veolia Environmental Services Asia Pte Ltd (France)
Founded in Singapore on December 13, 1997, Veolia Environmental Services Asia Pte Ltd is a Private Company Limited by Shares. This company is part of the French multinational Veolia group, which operates in the water, waste, and energy management sectors. Globally, they are present in 50 countries with millions of customers worldwide.
In Indonesia, this company operates through a business entity called PT Veolia Services Indonesia. The company has established a Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) recycling plant with a capacity of 25,000 tons per year in the Pasuruan Industrial Estate Rembang (PIER) area, Rembang District, Pasuruan Regency. This plant produces food-grade PET that has received halal certification from the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI).
Through a collaboration with PT Tirta Investama (Danone-AQUA), PT Veolia Services Indonesia is addressing solutions to reduce plastic waste in Indonesia. The two companies established a PET plastic bottle recycling plant at the end of June 2021. The plant was inaugurated by the Minister of Industry, Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, along with Veolia Southeast Asia CEO Sven Beraud-Sudreau and Danone-AQUA President Director Connie Ang.
2. China Conch Venture Holding Limited (China)
China Conch Venture Holding Limited is a company based in Wuhu, Anhui Province, China. Founded in 2013, the company focuses on energy conservation, environmental protection, and infrastructure development. The company is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with the stock code 0586 and is closely affiliated with Anhui Conch Group Co., Ltd., one of China’s leading business groups in the building materials, cement, and construction industries.
The company operates in five main business areas, including Waste-to-Energy (WtE) projects, port logistics services, new building materials, new energy, and strategic investment and assets. China Conch Venture Holding Limited prioritizes the WtE business as its core business segment.
These include waste incineration solutions, converting waste into energy, solid waste processing to generate heat and electricity, and the production and sale of waste heat generation equipment. China Conch Venture Holding Limited is known to have collaborated with companies in Indonesia, including PT Conch South Kalimantan Cement (PT CSKC), a subsidiary of Anhui Conch Group Co., Ltd. PT CSKC was awarded the “Large Taxpayer” award and has activities involving the local community and government in South Kalimantan.
3. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental and Chemical Engineering (Japan)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental and Chemical Engineering (MHIECE) is a long-standing player in environmental and clean energy projects globally. This subsidiary is well-known in Singapore for its Waste-to-Energy (WtE) program, specifically in Tuas South. The S$750 million TuasOne Waste-to-Energy Plant Project is a model for several other countries, including Indonesia, that are embarking on waste-to-energy programs.
In China, MHIECE is developing the second phase of the Lao Gang project in Shanghai, one of the world’s largest WtE projects, valued at 11 billion yen. In Shanghai, MHIECE processes 6,000 tons of waste daily to generate 144 megawatts of electricity. In Japan, the company signed a new contract in 2025 to improve the energy efficiency of its solid waste incineration plants in its hometown of Kanazawa and Miyazaki. In Kanazawa, the amount of electricity generated from waste reaches three megawatts, from 250 tons of waste per day.
Meanwhile, Indonesia has been using a waste processing machine manufactured by MHIECE with a capacity of 100 tons of waste at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Management Site (TPST) for a Waste-to-Energy Power Plant (PLTSa) project since 2019, in collaboration with PLN Nusantara Power. The resulting electricity is 750 kilowatts per hour, which provides lighting around the landfill.
The WtE method used by MHIECE in more than 300 factories worldwide uses a high-level incinerator capable of burning waste sludge of various weights.