Danantara, Veolia explore WTE investment opportunities in Indonesia
Monday, March 16 2026 - 11:03 PM WIB
By Romel S. Gurky
Sovereign investment agency Danantara Indonesia has held discussions with French environmental services company Veolia on potential investments in waste to energy projects across several Indonesian cities.
Chief Executive Officer Rosan Roeslani said through his social media account that the development of waste to energy infrastructure is being explored together with experienced international companies as Indonesia seeks to strengthen national energy security while addressing mounting waste management challenges.
Danantara is focusing on developing investment frameworks and public private partnership schemes covering waste management infrastructure, ranging from landfill improvements to energy recovery facilities and circular economy initiatives such as plastic recycling. Roeslani said strong governance will also be a key element of the program, particularly in the transparent selection of developers and operators for waste to energy plants.
Veolia is also among 24 international companies that have entered the first stage of Indonesia’s waste to energy tender program, which covers priority cities including Bali, Bogor, Bekasi and Yogyakarta.
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Beyond the national program, Veolia is exploring potential waste management opportunities in Malang Regency, where local authorities said the company has expressed interest in cooperating on plastic waste processing projects. Officials said discussions with Indonesia’s national development planning ministry highlighted the potential of medium sized cities such as Malang to develop circular economy based waste management systems.
Veolia already operates in Indonesia through PT Veolia Services Indonesia, focusing on recycling and waste management projects. The company partnered with Danone-AQUA to build one of Indonesia’s largest PET bottle recycling facilities in Pasuruan, East Java.
The plant has capacity to produce 25,000 tons of food grade recycled PET annually, supporting efforts to strengthen Indonesia’s plastic recycling ecosystem while helping reduce marine plastic waste.
Editing by Alexander Ginting