Revision Of The EBT Mix Target, National Energy Council Gives An Explanation

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JAKARTA - The National Energy Council (DEN) revised the target for the new renewable energy mix from previously set at 23 percent to 17 to 19 percent in 2025.

Member of the National Energy Council (DEN) Satya Widya Yudha said that actually the issue of national energy policy (KEN) must be seen thoroughly, especially since KEN is the result of quite a long work and has been stated in government regulations so that an update is needed.

"In the KEN it is possible that every five years it can be reviewed. Yes, if there are changes in macroeconomic indicators, especially or there are other things that make all plans, there needs to be a review," he said in Energy Corner, Tuesday, February 6.

Another tip of the revised target, Satya said, was that when the KEN Government Regulation (PP) was issued, no Paris Agreement had asked each country to reduce the production of greenhouse gas emissions in their respective countries.

"On October 1, 2021, when COP26 was in Glasgow, it certainly didn't exist. Then, now there is a Paris agreement that becomes a climate change law. So there are many things that force us to review again," Satya continued.

He added, by looking at the macroeconomic indicators, Indonesia's economic growth, including Indonesia's economic growth experienced significant changes. Then with the Covid-19 pandemic which caused a decline in community activities so that the projection of economic growth that had been initiated previously became far from reality.

"These are some strategic factors that make us need to evaluate. So that the current target is planned in the revision later when it has been agreed and approved by the DPR RI, in the revised target for the year is no longer 2025 and 2050," he added.