241 Bahar Buasan, Armaidy Armawi, Edhi Martono -- Peran Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Biogas Dalam Mewujudkan Ketahanan Energi Wilayah (Studi Di Kecamatan Dendang, Kabupaten Belitung Timur, Provinsi Kepulauan Bangka Belitung) PERAN PEMBANGKIT LISTRIK TENAGA BIOGAS DALAM MEWUJUDKAN KETAHANAN ENERGI WILAYAH (Studi di Kecamatan Dendang, Kabupaten Belitung Timur, Provinsi Kepulauan Bangka Belitung) Bahar Buasan DPD RI/MPR RI E-mail: baharbuasan@ymail.com Armaidy Armawi Fakultas Filsafat Universitas Gadjah Mada armaidy@ugm.ac.id Edhi Martono Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Gadjah Mada edhi.martono@ugm.ac.id ABSTRACT This research had three main goals. Firstly, to knew the condition of the biogas power plant (BPP) in Dendang district. Secondly,to knew the obstacles faced in the operating of the BPP, Thirdly, to knew the optimalization strategy in maximizing the BPP The existence of the BPP in Dendang District, East Belitung Regency had three main benefits. First, it could power up to 2.500-3.000 households. Second, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and waste. Third, created technology transfer. Based on those, an optimalization was needed to created regional energy resilience. The method used was qualitative description, through direct observation and interviews with stakeholders in November 2015 until May 2016. According to research results, there were three main obstacles faced by the BPP. First, the difficulty raw materials which were mostly imported. Second, the price differences because power purchase agreement The BPP-PT. AANE was considered to be established before the new law was issued. Third, the lack of goverment support. Based on those three obstacles, the optimalization strategy that could be done were: First, easing import regulations to eased raw materials supply. Second, the government must regulated and fixed the price differences issue. Third, the central and local government must actively supported the building of BPP and the field of new and renewable energy. Keywords: Biogas Power Plant, POME Waste, New and Renewable Energy, Regional Energy Resilience. ABSTRAK Penelitian ini memiliki tiga tujuan. Pertama, untuk mengetahui kondisi pembangkit listrik tenaga biogas (PLTBg) di Kecamatan Dendang. Kedua, untuk mengetahui kendala yang dihadapi dalam operasional PLTBg. Ketiga, untuk mengetahui strategi optimalisasi dalam melakukan optimalisasi PLTBg. JURNAL KETAHANAN NASIONAL P-ISSN: 0853-9340, e-ISSN: 2527-9688 Online sejak 28 Desember 2015 di: http://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/JKN VOLUME 22 No. 3, 27 Desember 2016 Halaman 241-254