Minister Of Energy And Mineral Resources Invites Dutch Companies To Invest Clean Energy

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources wisely Tasrif (photo: dock. SKK Migas)

JAKARTA - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Arifin Tasrif, during a working visit to the Netherlands, held a bilateral meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Climate and Energy Policy Netherlands Rob Jetten.

During the meeting, Arifin invited the Dutch company's investment to invest in clean energy and inter-island electricity infrastructure.

"We invite Dutch companies to be able to invest in clean energy as well as inter-island electricity infrastructure in Indonesia. Indonesia also has mineral sources that can support the implementation of energy transitions and open cooperation in the development of downstream industries," Arifin said in his statement to the media, Friday, April 26.

In addition to these two fields, there are also opportunities for cooperation in the field of biofuels.

At the bilateral meeting, Rob Jetten welcomed the opportunity for cooperation with Indonesia. Jetten said it would invite Dutch business entities, including business entities in the European Union, and consolidate funding support and investment in the development of electricity infrastructure and new and renewable energy.

Previously, on September 1, 2022 in Bali, Minister Arifin and Minister Rob Jetten signed the RI-Netherlands MOU on Cooperation in the Field of Energy Transition to Combat Climate Change on the sidelines of the ETMM (Energy Transitions Ministerial Meeting G20).

At that time, the two of them also witnessed the signing of the Joint Study Agreement (JSA) between PT Pertamina Power Indonesia (Pertamina NRE) and Pondera Development BV.