Media Briefing Mengapa Izin PLTU Ombilin Layak untuk Dicabut?
Summary
This media briefing by Trend Asia argues for the revocation of the permit for the Ombilin Coal-Fired Power Plant (PLTU Ombilin) in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra, citing repeated environmental violations, health impacts on local children, and a lack of transparency in government sanctions.
Key insights
- In 2017, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) sanctioned PLTU Ombilin for severe violations involving the contamination of areas with bottom ash and the failure of emission stacks releasing fly ash. At that time, fly ash and bottom ash (FABA) were classified as hazardous and toxic waste (B3).
- Legal expert Prof. Andri Gunawan Wibisana testified on October 31, 2024, that KLHK's sanctions against PLTU Ombilin were inconsistent with administrative law. He stated that after 180 days, KLHK should have either appointed a third party for recovery at the polluter's expense, frozen or revoked the environmental permit, or imposed late fines. Instead, KLHK issued seven sanctions in one decree, which the expert described as uncertain and ambiguous.
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- APA
- Trend Asia (n.d.). Media Briefing Mengapa Izin PLTU Ombilin Layak untuk Dicabut? https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Briefing-Paper-Mengapa-Izin-PLTU-Ombilin-Layak-untuk-Dicabut_.pdf
- Chicago
- Trend Asia. Media Briefing Mengapa Izin PLTU Ombilin Layak untuk Dicabut? n.d. https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Briefing-Paper-Mengapa-Izin-PLTU-Ombilin-Layak-untuk-Dicabut_.pdf.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite report |author=Trend Asia |title=Media Briefing Mengapa Izin PLTU Ombilin Layak untuk Dicabut? |url=https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Briefing-Paper-Mengapa-Izin-PLTU-Ombilin-Layak-untuk-Dicabut_.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @techreport{trendasiandmedia, author = {{Trend Asia}}, title = {{Media Briefing Mengapa Izin PLTU Ombilin Layak untuk Dicabut?}}, institution = {Trend Asia}, url = {https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Briefing-Paper-Mengapa-Izin-PLTU-Ombilin-Layak-untuk-Dicabut_.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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