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Study finds Lovina Beach and West Bali National Park, local communities under threat if coal power plant
expanded
Plans to expand Bali’s Celukan
Bawang power plant threaten to ravage
the island’s Lovina Beach and West
Bali National Park, cautions a study
publicized this week, accompanied by a
lawsuit from Greenpeace Indonesia.
Not that we really need a study in this
day and age to tell us that pumping up
coal power has negative environmental
impacts.
Lovina, famous for its black-sand coast
and dolphin-watching and West Bali
National Park, known best for the
remote Menjangan Island, will be
polluted by the emission of the coal
steam power plant (PLTU) if plans to
expand it go through, says Didit Haryo,
Greepeace Indonesia Climate and
Energy activist.
“Bali is a precious gem for Indonesia. It
must be appreciated and protected, so
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as not to be destroyed by pollution,”
Haryo said on Monday, as quoted by
Bisnis.com.
According to Haryo, it’s not just about
tarnishing two of Bali’s most beautiful
tourist attractions, but also the harm the
pollution would do to local agriculture
and fishing communities.
Celukan Bawang power plant is just 20
kilometers from Lovina Beach, situated
west of Singaraja in Bali’s northernmost
regency, Buleleng.
“(Lovina) is a popular tourist area
famous for its black sand beaches,
coral reefs, and dolphins in particular
that will be impacted by increased
vessel traffic and noise from ship
engines,” Haryo said.
“In addition to polluting and damaging
the environment, the plant will also
cause many health problems for
people.
“Not only does it impact their health,
farmers and fishermen also experience
a reduction in their livelihoods with the
catch and harvest being reduced.”
Current plans to expand the plant seek
to more than double its capacity.
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Involved in the plant’s development is a
group of companies, including China
Huadian Engineering Co., Ltd.,
Merryline International Pte. Ltd., and
PT General Energy Indonesia with an
estimated total investment of US$700
million, with support from the China
Development Bank, according to
Antara.
In response to the plant, Greenpeace,
along with local Celukan Bawang
community leaders and legal counsel
from the Indonesia Legal Aid
Foundation (YLBHI) Bali have filed a
lawsuit against Bali Governor’s Decree
No.660.3 /3985 / IV-A / DISPMPT
regarding the permit of the Celukan
Bawang Coal Plant expansion.
“The underlying reason for the lawsuit
is that the Bali governor’s decree was
issued without the involvement of the
affected communities and is considered
to harm the commitment to emission
reduction in the Paris Agreement
because it does not consider the
impact of climate change that will occur
due to the construction of the coal-fired
power plant,” said Dewi Putu Adnyana
from the Bali Legal Aid Foundation.
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Australian Government Assisting Bali in Conquering Mounting Trash Problem
To help Bali address the mounting
problem of trash disposal in Bali, the
Australian Consulate-General in Bali
will host a seminar featuring experts in
the field of waste disposal.
As reported by Beritabali.com, Dr.
Helena Studdert, the Consul-General of
Australia for Bali outlined the plan for a
coming seminar to Made Mangku
Pastika during a visit to the Governor’s
office on Friday, April 13, 2018.
Dr. Studdert said that the millions of
tourists, including Australian tourists,
who visit Bali every year, add to the
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growing amount of trash left on officials from the Environmental
the Island. For this reason, Agency, Public Works Department and
Australia feels a responsibility to the Department for Oceans and
help Bali solve the problem of Fisheries to attend.
trash management. As a first
step, the Australian Government “The oceans are also part of our
is sponsoring a discussion concern because there is a great deal
forum to explore solutions to the of trash thrown into the sea,” said
problem. Pastika. He said the seminar was
especially timely given the fact that Bali
The seminar will be held on will serve as the host of the
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 to be attended International Monetary Fund – World
by leaders and experts in the area of Bank meeting and plans for issues of
trash control and management. Hotels the environment to be discussed at the
in Bali that have adopted a zero waste Summit.
management program will also be
invited to attend. The Governor and Dr. Studdert also
had the opportunity to discuss briefly
Governor Pastika expressed his the continuing cooperation between
gratitude to the Consul-General and the Bali’s new Mandara Hospital and
plans outlined to hold the waste Australia.
management seminar in Bali. He (balidiscovery.com)
acknowledged that trash has become a
major problem in Bali together with
transportation issues. He said he hoped
the Australian Consulate would also
invite
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