In a groundbreaking exercise the District Government (Pemkab) of Klungkung in cooperation with the Technical High School (STT), PLN (State Energy Company) and Indonesia Power have collaborated to develop alternative energy from trash according to local news wires Tribun News and Bali Post.

The programme is called the Tempat Olah Sampah Setempat (TOSS) and is a school programme in research and development with open innovation methods. It is the first of its kind in Bali and it is hoped it will overcome the problems of waste in urban areas as well as issues with electricity shortages.

The Bupati (Regent) of Klungkung in East Bali, I Nyoman Suwirta is optimistic that the TOSS programme will not only reduce environmental pollution but also benefit the local community by building a new creative economy. 

There are two systems at work in the initiative:

1. Converting waste into gas using a bio-activator tool and the gas is then used to drive generators.

2. Converting waste into briquettes, which are then sold to PLN as well as being used for cooking.

Suwirta is convinced the TOSS program is both economical and environmentally friendly and he expects every village in the regency to process its waste into briquettes and electricity.

To support this expectation he has offered to provide equipment and space for larger machines to accommodate the initiative, which in these early stages is expected to reduce up to 32 tons of waste and convert it into 5 Megawatts of electricity.

Source: Tribun News, Bali Post

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