RI's Energy Mix Has Only Reached 13.1 Percent, Minister Of Energy And Mineral Resources: There Is An Increase But Not Siginative

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif. (Photo: Maria Trisnawati/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) noted that the realization of the new renewable energy mix is still far from the target set at 23 percent by 2025.

By the end of 2023, it was recorded that it had only reached 13.1 percent of the 17.9 percent target.

"We see that there is an increase but not yet significant. So we need hard efforts to get close to the achievement target in 2025. In 2025, we are targeting 23 percent of the mix but currently we are still at the level of 13.1 percent," said ESDM Minister Arifin Tasrif at the 2023 ESDM Sector Achievement Press Conference and Work Program in 2024, at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Building, Monday, January 15.

For this reason, said Arifin, his party has provided strategic steps in increasing the mix, including the implementation of the construction of the new Renewable Energy Plant which has been stated in the Electric Power Supply Business Plan (RUPTL) which targets a generator of 10.6 GW in 2025. "Then, the implementation of the Rooftop PLTS program. This Roof PLTS can actually accelerate but of course it must be adjusted to the capabilities of the community and the ability of PLN to accommodate it," added Arifin.

The next step is to run the generator conversion program to EBT and run the targeted mandatory B35 program of 13.9 million KL.

"And we also have to do and intensify the co-firing program to be able to reduce emissions and also provide access to energy in 3T locations," continued Arifin.

Then the exploration of geothermal that has not yet reached the target is also massive in 2024.

Renewable Energy Becomes Mainstay

Arifin emphasized that the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources will make EBT a mainstay energy, one of which is by intensifying the construction of the Roof Solar Power Plant (PLTS Roof).

Arifin said that his party had prepared a road map or road map but the implementation was not as expected.

Another way is to take advantage of water surfaces that can be used to install floating PLTS. Moreover, previously the government had inaugurated the Cirata Floating PLTS.

"We will re-develop projects like this, there are indeed many water surfaces in our country that we can benefit from optimizing which we can produce energy," said Arifin.

Arifin also explained that a number of potential PLTS floating in the lake were recorded in 36 locations with the potential for utilization of 74.6 GW.

Then there are hydro and hydropower plants in 12 locations with a potential of 1.8 GW which will be optimized in the near future

"Then in the dam there are 259 locations, namely 14.7 GW potential. Then there is also the potential for hydro hydro and hydro hydro plants in the dam which can produce approximately 450 MW," concluded Arifin.