Waste to Energy (WTE) Putri Cempo As Urban Innovation: A Financial Analysis

摘要

The handling of waste problems in urban areas of Surakarta, Putri Cempo Final Disposal Site (TPA) has been overload since 2005. The limitness of land has made the Government of Surakarta to think of innovation by building Waste to Energy plant project. The analysis was done by using secondary data obtained from the Enviromental Departement of Surakarta and PT Metro Plasma Power imagery as a consortium of contractors project, the calculation of NPV, IRR and B/C ratio to show the feasibility study of urban waste treatment innovation. The calculation results showed that the NPV is Rp 1,502,724,992,382 the IRR is 8,174% and B/C ratio is 2,177. According to the results of the calculation, it can be concluded that the construction of PLTSa Putri Cempo in Surakarta is feasible and give return to the investment value within 15 year. Waste generation problems can eventually be solved by innovation that produce profitable byproduct outputs. The innovation which is in the form of waste handling method will take Surakarta a step further in the development of sustainable and environmentally friendly urban infrastructure.