Jokowi Offers 5 New Renewable Energy Projects To Japan, Checks List Here
YOGYAKARTA President Joko Widodo alias Jokowi offered 5 new renewable energy projects to Japan. The offer for this project was submitted when President Jokowi held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of his visit to the ASEAN-Japan Summit in Tokyo on Saturday, December 16, 2023.
So, what new and renewable energy projects did President Jokowi offer to Japan? Check out the full information below.
The list of new and renewable energy projects offered by Jokowi to Japan was revealed by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Arifin Tasrif.
It is known that Arifin accompanied President Jokowi in a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Arifin said that Japan's contribution was very much needed to accelerate the 3 priority projects for the development of Geothermal Power Plants in Muara Laboh Aceh with an additional potential capacity of up to 140 MW in units 2 and 3, as well as the 18 MW Waste Power Plant in Legok Nangka, West Java.
"As the co-initiator of the Asian Zero Emission Community (AZEC), President Jokowi emphasized the importance of cooperation in decarbonization in the supply and demand sector, including in the industrial sector, inclusive funding, and low-carbon technology transfer," Arifin said in his statement, Monday, December 18, 2023, quoted by VOI.
Arifin said that AZEC should focus on concrete cooperation that can be implemented immediately, namely the development of electricity transmission and smart grids to support renewable energy and increase energy efficiency in all sectors, including buildings and industries, in accordance with Government Charter (PP) Number 33 of 2023 concerning Energy Conservation.
Minister Arifin added, from energy management activities in Industry in 2022 it has been able to save energy by 20.4 TWh, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 11.7 million tons of CO2, and save fuel costs of up to Rp13.4 trillion.
It is not enough that the AZEC forum is also expected to discuss the certainty of the follow-up of the 12 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) or a memorandum of understanding signed at the AZEC Public-Private Investment Forum on March 3, 2023, in Tokyo, including:
Regarding critical mineral cooperation, President Joko Widodo hopes that Sakura Country can support the progress of downstream Indonesia's mineral industry and Indonesia's contribution as an important part of the world's electric vehicle battery supply chain.
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