Jakarta is well known for its smog. A large urban city with over 10 million people, health costs due to air pollution in Jakarta were estimated at 38.5 billion rupiah or US$4.3 million in 2010. But not all the air pollution comes from within the city limits.
Much of the air pollution drifts from surrounding areas, or is ferried in as commuters descend on the capital daily. It’s a situation that makes managing pollution even more challenging.
There are no coal-fired power plants within Jakarta’s city boundary; Muara Karang power plant in North Jakarta has been converted to gas fuel as part of carbon neutrality plan but there are still some power plants within 20 kilometres to the east and 55 kilometres to the west of the borders. These emission sources might contribute around 6 – 13 percent of sulphur as transboundary air pollution in Jakarta.
