Jakarta, Dec 12 (Antara) - Many countries, including Indonesia, are now increasingly developing new and renewable energy (EBT), which is safe for the environment and is a promising source of energy for the future.
Indonesia expects that energy diversification utilizing renewable natural resources will help in its endeavor to accelerate its energy mix program and help reduce its greenhouse gas emission.
It wants renewable sources to contribute to 23 percent of the country's energy mix by 2025. Indonesia has also pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 29 percent by 2030.
After all, Indonesia is rich in renewable sources, which could be developed to increase its energy mix and gas emission reduction programs.
Indonesia is rich in biopower, geothermal, hydropower, ocean energy, solar, and wind energies. The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry (ESDM) has recorded the total renewable energy potential in Indonesia to reach 441.7 gigawatts (GW).
Based on data from the Directorate General of Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation of the ESDM, of the 441.7 GW, only two percent, or 8.8 GW, has been used so far.
The government has devised various strategies to attain the EBT target of 23 percent by 2025. In the geothermal field, for example, the ESDM has issued Regulation No. 36 on Preliminary Survey Assignment Procedure (PSP) and Preliminary Survey Assignment and Exploration (PSPE).
However, the government program can be successful only if it is supported by all parties. Therefore, state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina is ready to contribute to the fulfillment of the government's target to meet 23 percent EBT target by 2025.
"Pertamina is committed to develop the abundant energy potential in Indonesia," President Director of Pertamina, Elia Massa Manik, stated in a seminar on "Renewable Energy Development" in Jakarta recently.
According to him, based on the General Plan of National Energy (RUEN), the government has set the EBT mix target in 2025 at 23 percent. "Of course, the fulfillment of the target requires the support of many parties in order to achieve this figure, which is where Pertamina shows its role in achieving the target," he continued.
Manik explained that there are a number of efforts made by Pertamina to develop EBT, among them, cooperating with various parties, such as in the procurement of electrical resources.
The move is believed to increase the acceleration of technological development for the availability of new energy.
Meanwhile, in the medium-term target, Pertamina's EBT development is focused on geothermal, bioenergy, and solar panels. Pertamina's preparations to develop renewable energy are already listed in its mission, which is a challenge, as a world-class energy company, to not just focus on oil and gas issues but also on EBT.
The development of EBT in Indonesia should be discussed frequently with various parties to encourage as well as to map the diverse needs of EBT that can be developed in Indonesia.
Indonesia has the potential of EBT that has not been widely used, especially with the target set at 23 percent EBT in 2025. To achieve the target, the mapping must be clear; for example, finding where the source of wind energy in Indonesia is in accordance with the need. So is the case of solar energy that must be suitable for its development.
Geothermal energy becomes one of the potential of EBT that can be utilized to make energy transition; hence, the availability of energy and environmental cleanliness can be maintained.
Geothermal power in Indonesia is an increasingly significant source of renewable energy and as a result of its volcanic geology. It is often reported that the country has 40 percent of the world's potential geothermal resources, which is estimated to be 29 thousand megawatts.
Pertamina has managed to increase the production of geothermal by 31 percent, which is 2,932 GWh. "This achievement has become one of the benchmarks of Pertamina's seriousness in the development of environmentally friendly EBT," Manik stated.
Similarly, Pertamina has seriousness in the development of biodiesel. It now manages the operation of biodiesel supply at 60 terminals across Indonesia.
In 2016, domestic biodiesel consumption reached 2.7 billion liters, and by 2020, it is projected to reach 3.9 billion liters of biodiesel through Biodiesel 30 (B30) program. "The challenge will arise in the program to achieve the Biodiesel 30 standard that will be implemented by 2020," he added.
On the other hand, solar panels are now being applied in the operational areas of Pertamina, office areas, special economic zones, and industries. Pertamina's efforts must be fully supported by the government because the synergy between business actors and stakeholders is needed for the achievement of a good investment climate.
The policies issued by the government are also expected to keep the energy industry growing rapidly, so that economic development and environmental sustainability can be quickly achieved.
Pertamina, which is tasked with encouraging Indonesia's energy independence, also strives to undertake the initiative by exploring the problems that challenge the development of EBT and bring solutions to its development in Indonesia. ***1***(A014/INE)
EDITED BY INE(T.A014/A/BESSR/A. Abdussalam) 12-12-2017 18:55: |
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