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 Tanjungpinang in Figures; • Largest city in Riau Islands Total Area : 239,5 km2 , 45% Land, 55% Sea after Batam. Population: 229.396 inhabitans Density: 958 ppl/ km2 , Growth Rate: 3,24% City’s Vision noble Prosperous Eco-Friendly Tanjung- pinang Good serving governance “Tanjungpinang is a prosperous, noble, and transparent 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) Development of On planning stage, Solid- Secured Methane about 198 million IDR Pipelines (17000 usd) from city waste Installation on budget is allocated for Landfill development this year Development of Planning stage is done, Waste- de-centralized development start this (off-site) waste year, would be located water treatment plant near by the landfill area Already on trial operation, Development of Temporarily halted due to water sea-water reverse higher salinity level on osmosis plant underground water nearby the plant Goverment’s Initiative – Finding the Solution (2) Development of steam On planning stage, power stations in Galang possibly using non- Energy Batang, Lekop River, and renewable Batam Interconnection resources (coal) Food Development of agriculture on critical land, community security 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 THANK YOU .