President Prabowo Subianto gave a number of directions to the daily chairman and members of the National Energy Council (DEN), who were all just inaugurated at the State Palace, Jakarta.
In his instructions, President Prabowo asked the National Energy Council to formulate a strategy to reduce Indonesia's dependence on fuel oil imports (BBM).
"There are four focuses of the President, the first is energy sovereignty, it is not allowed to be intervened by any party. The second is about energy resilience. We know that our energy resilience is only 21 days, and this we will up (increase, red.) to three months, and this is for sure we will build storage," said Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia, who is also Chairman of the Daily National Energy Council, answering questions from journalists when he was met at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday, January 28, reported by ANTARA.
Bahlil said President Prabowo then asked the National Energy Council to also formulate a strategy to strengthen energy independence, and to draw up a roadmap to energy self-sufficiency.
"We know that today we are still importing fuel oil of approximately 30 million more kiloliters, both solar and gasoline, and the fourth is self-sufficiency. We will definitely do it gradually and the goal in the end is self-sufficiency," continued the Chairman of the National Energy Council.
On the same occasion, Bahlil said the roadmap to realize energy self-sufficiency had been completed.
"The stage is now starting to build on how we work together with which countries, and the organization is almost finished as well. It needs a presidential regulation, again in the process. Yes, hopefully this can be quick," said Bahlil.
At the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday, President Prabowo appointed Bahlil Lahadalia as Chairman of the National Energy Council, as well as seven ministers as members of the National Energy Council from the government element. The seven ministers, namely the Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, the Minister of PPN/Head of Bappenas Rachmat Pambudy, the Minister of Transportation Dudy Purwagandhi, the Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, the Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman, the Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Brian Yuliarto, and the Minister of Environment Hanif Faisol Nurofiq.
At the same event, President Prabowo also appointed eight members of the National Energy Council from stakeholders. The eight people, namely Johni Jonatan Numberi and Mohammaf Fadhil Hasan, both of whom are academics, then there are Satya Widya Yudha and Sripeni Inten Cahyani, both of whom are from the industry.
From the technology element, there is Unggul Priyanto, then there is Saleh Abdurrahman from the environment element. The other two members, there is Muhammad Kholid Syeirazi and Surono from the consumer element.
In the structure of the National Energy Council, the institution is headed by President Prabowo Subianto as Chairman of the National Energy Council. President Prabowo is assisted by Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka as Deputy Chairman of the National Energy Council, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia as Chairman of the National Energy Council, and seven ministers as members of the government element, and eight members of the stakeholder element.
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