Jakarta, The Indonesia Post – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said the energy transition would be able to create many positive opportunities, ranging from jobs to people’s welfare.
“For Indonesia itself, if it is managed properly, the transition will certainly provide opportunities. Our direction to achieve our ambition is positive,” he said in Jakarta, Wednesday.
Airlangga said renewable energy would also include empowering technology transfer and reducing dependence on imports of petroleum and coal products. This is expected to be contributed by solar panel production and electric vehicle manufacturing.
However, he stressed that the energy transition must be carried out with fairness to the cost benefits and ensuring that no one is left behind so that positive opportunities can be achieved.
On the other hand, he does not deny that there are still challenges such as aspects of financing, lack of adequate design standards, limited awareness and limited space that overshadows the application of renewable energy.
So far, Indonesia has taken various steps towards a renewable energy transition, including through this year’s G20 Presidency.
In the G20 forum, Indonesia introduced a country scenario to achieve Net Zero Emission (NZE), namely the National Grand Energy Strategy (GSEN) which includes a transition plan from fossil energy to NRE.
At the COP26 event at the end of last year, Indonesia also made a commitment by setting the NZE target in 2060 or earlier and GSEN promised a commitment with a target of 100 percent of the share of NRE in the energy mix by 2060.
The solar power plant is expected to generate 361 giga watts (GW), hydro power generation of 83 GW and wind power generation of 39 GW.
Then the nuclear power plant is 35 GW, the bioenergy power plant is 37 GW, the geothermal power plant is 18 GW and the ocean current power plant is 13.4 GW.
According to Airlangga, the demand and potential for renewable energy in Indonesia is increasing because domestic energy needs are also getting bigger.
The data show that Indonesia has a consistent addition of renewable energy in its overall energy mix.
“This is certainly a positive development in shifting energy use in Indonesia to green energy,” said Airlangga. (ojn/bbs)
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