Tanjungpinang: City’s Major Concerns and Its Solutions Regarding Urban Nexus

Presented in Nexus Regional Workshop, Danang, Vietnam

June 26-28, 2014

CITY DEVELOPMENT PLANNING BOARD OF TANJUNGPINANG

RIAU ISLANDS PROVINCE, INDONESIA

Tanjungpinang’s City Profile

• Capital of Riau Islands Province, Indonesia since 2002

• Located in Bintan Island, Next to Batam, on the Southeast of Singapore.

• Stated as a part of National Strategic Area in Batam Bintan Karimun (Free Trade Zone) in 2011

• Play an important role as sea transport hub and also gate for fisheries exports

• Largest city in Riau Islands after Batam.

Tanjungpinang in Figures;

Total Area : 239,5 km2 , 45% Land, 55% Sea

Population: 229.396 inhabitans

Density: 958 ppl/ km2 , Growth Rate: 3,24%

City’s Vision

Tanjung-pinang

noble

Eco-Friendly

Good governance

transparent

serving

Prosperous

“Tanjungpinang is a

prosperous, noble, and

eco-friendly city with a

good governance which

is transparent,

accountable and serving”

Journey to Urban Nexus

Tanjungpinang is one of Urban

Nexus Target Selection in

Indonesia, aside of Pekanbaru

and Solo.

The Integrated Resource

management in Asian Cities:

The Urban Nexus Focus Group

Discussion was held on May, 9

2014, inviting all the

stakeholders in charge of

urban resources management

in Tanjungpinang, followed by

a field survey to see our main

issues in handling waste water,

solid waste, water, food, and

energy management.

City’s Major Concern Regarding Urban Nexus

1. WATER MANAGEMENT

• While clean and secured, water

in Tanjungpinang is not yet

drinkable (still have to be

boiled).

• 45% Leakage on water system

• Water service area is still limited

to city’s centre, others use

underground well/water pump

• Water’s availability relies on rain

(rivers are seasonal, no

springwater)

FOOD SECURITY

• Food’s availability relies on

supplies from other regions

(imports)

• Unproductive lands; mostly

because of mining activity.

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

• Most people don’t separate their

waste at home, waste

separation process starts at the

landfill

• Landfill methane pipelines are

still not connected and used for

energy

WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT

• On-Site Waste Water Management

• Based on EHRA (Environmental Health

Risk Assessment) Survey in 2013: Only

65% of population own (individual)

septic tank.

• Several centralized waste water

treatment plants are in bad condition

especially on coastline areas

Energy

• Power plants still rely on Non-

Renewable Resources (Diesel

Power Plant)

• Energy deficit; high frequency of

blackout.

Goverment’s Initiative –

Finding the Solution (1)

Solid-waste

Development of Secured Methane

Pipelines Installation on

Landfill

On planning stage, about 198 million IDR (17000 usd) from city

budget is allocated for development this year

Waste-water

Development of de-centralized (off-site) waste treatment plant

Planning stage is done, development start this

year, would be located near by the landfill area

water Development of

sea-water reverse osmosis plant

Already on trial operation, Temporarily halted due to

higher salinity level on underground water

nearby the plant

Goverment’s Initiative –

Finding the Solution (2)

Energy Development of steam

power stations in Galang Batang, Lekop River, and Batam Interconnection

On planning stage, possibly using non-

renewable resources (coal)

Food

security

Development of agriculture on critical land, community

groups for urban agriculture,

Possible Urban Nexus Project

Top Priority:

1. Technical Assistance on Methane Pipelines Installations Development on

Landfill and the usage of biogas for energy

2. Technical Assistance on Decentralized Waste Water Development

Other Possible Projects:

1. Technical assistance to improve waterfront’s communal sanitations

2. Technical assistance in operating sea water reverse osmosis water plant that

is energy efficient

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