JAKARTA - The government has begun to encourage rapid steps to reduce the consumption of imported energy. Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (Mendiktisaintek) Brian Yuliarto revealed that campuses were asked to immediately move to find ways to save, from electric vehicles to electric stoves.
At the Presidential Palace Complex in Jakarta, Thursday, March 19, Brian said the President asked universities to immediately study concrete steps that could reduce the use of fuel, both gasoline, diesel, gas, and household LPG.
"Because of the price of fuel, the world oil price is still high, we must not be careless," said Brian.
The study was requested to proceed quickly. Currently, teams from various campuses - both state and private - have started working. The target is that the results of the study can be submitted in the near future, no later than April.
The focus being studied is three. First, accelerating the use of electric vehicles, especially motorcycles and small vehicles, to reduce fuel imports. Second, replacing diesel-based power plants with renewable energy such as PLTS. The President even said he asked for dependence on PLTD to be stopped because it was expensive and not environmentally friendly.
Third, electric stoves are also included in the study as an alternative to LPG.
"So electric vehicles, diesel plants, and electric stoves, we are all asked to study," said Brian.
Regarding the amount of savings, Brian has not given a definite figure. However, he alluded to the fact that the replacement of diesel alone is estimated to save around Rp. 25 trillion in terms of fuel. This figure does not include if electric vehicles and electric stoves are really implemented.
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