Commemorating National Waste Awareness Day 2026, Batang Power Plant Supports the "Jawa Tengah ASRI" Movement

Bhimasena Power, Batang Power Plant – PT Bhimasena Power Indonesia (BPI), as the owner of the Batang Power Plant expressed its full support for the Jawa Tengah ASRI (Safe, Healthy, Clean, and Beautiful) movement during the peak event of the 2026 National Waste Awarnes Day (HPSN) at the Central Java Provincial level. The event was centered at Jodo Beach, Sidorejo Village, Gringsing District, Batang Regency, on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. This launch was accompanied by a simultaneous waste cleanup action across 35 regencies/cities in Central Java as a concrete step toward waste management transformation. Support for this activity is a tangible action by the company to strengthen synergy in sustainable waste management.

In his speech, the Governor of Central Java, Ahmad Luthfi, emphasized that waste handling requires a concrete action plan at the regional level, not just a commitment on paper. He revealed that out of the total waste production in Central Java, which reaches 6.36 million tons per year, only about 60 percent is currently handled optimally.

"This activity is not just ceremonial, it must become an educational movement so that waste becomes an issue we resolve together as a culture," Ahmad Luthfi stated. In addition to waste, he highlighted the importance of planting two million mangrove trees along the Central Java coast to mitigate the impact of tidal flooding (rob) along the 920-kilometer coastline.

Supporting these directions, the Regent of Batang, M. Faiz Kurniawan, stated that the Batang Regency Government will intensify cleanliness programs down to the sub-district and village levels. Currently, Batang Regency produces approximately 428 tons of waste per day. As a long-term solution, the Batang Regency Government is preparing for the construction of the Sentul Integrated Waste Processing Site (TPST).

"TPST Sentul is projected to have a capacity of 100 to 120 tons per day, with construction starting this coming August and targeted for completion by 2027. Through the development of the TPST, the optimization of TPS3R, and inter-regional cooperation in the Pekalongan Raya area, we are optimistic about resolving approximately 80 to 85 percent of the waste issues in Batang Regency," said Regent Faiz Kurniawan.

As a form of concrete commitment, the General Manager of Stakeholder Relations at PT Bhimasena Power Indonesia, Aryamir H. Sulasmoro, handed over aid in the form of cleanliness facilities consisting of 16 units of segregated organic and inorganic trash bins, 250 sea cypress seedlings to be planted in coastal areas to curb abrasion and protect the shoreline, and an exhibition of innovative CSR program created by trash bank beneficiaries from the Village Trash Bank Communication Forum (FKBSD) of Tulis District.

"As part of the community in Batang Regency, we are committed to being a strategic partner to the government in achieving waste management targets. Environmental management is not just about meeting regulations, it is also a corporate social responsibility for the sustainable future of Central Java," he said.

Collaboration with local governments, particularly the Central Java Provincial Environment and Forestry Office and the Batang Environmental Office, continues through various programs such as planting mangroves and sea cypress in coastal areas, planting trees in watersheds, and community empowerment through waste bank programs that provide economic value to the community.

Since beginning operations, BPI has also implemented a segregated waste management system within the Batang Power Plant operational area. This management includes composting facilities for organic waste, distributing economically valuable waste to fostered trash banks, and collaborating with the Batang Regency Environmental Office to handle residual waste.

In addition to waste management, the company carries out reforestation programs by planting trees both inside and outside the power plant's operational areas. "These programs include reforestation and the development of mangrove areas around the coast, as well as greening in several other areas in Batang Regency to maintain ecosystem balance," he concluded.(**)