Ministry Of Energy And Mineral Resources: Nuclear, Hydrogen, And Amonia Included In The EBET Bill

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) through the Directorate General of New Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation (EBTKE) revealed that nuclear, hydrogen, ammonia and other new energy sources are included in the Draft Law on New Energy and Renewable Energy (RUU EBET).

The Director General of EBTKE of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Eniya Listiani Dewi, said that from the last issue that was being discussed regarding the EBET Bill between the government and the DPR RI, it included the pending issue regarding the ammonia issue. The EBET Bill itself has been discussed for a long time, which as a new energy in the bill previously contained nuclear, hydrogen, methane coal gas, and other new energy sources.

"But now this has been changed, where the commitment is more environmentally friendly (green), so yesterday we determined and agreed in April 2024 that the new energy source consists of nuclear, hydrogen, ammonia and other new energy sources," said Eniya Listiani Dewi in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Friday, May 3.

He added that this is a fundamental provision that the hydrogen and ammonia are included in the EBET Bill.

For information, Deputy Chairman of Commission VII DPR Eddy Soeparno said that the Draft Law on New Energy and Renewable Energy (RUU EBET) was discussed with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) in early April 2024.

Eddy revealed that his party had finished discussing the problem inventory list (DIM). Furthermore, he assessed that there are several topics that require further investigation, such as power steering issues. According to him, this power steering scheme is the most important thing to discuss further.

In addition, Eddy also said that Commission VII wants nuclear energy to enter the EBET Bill. Related to this, the DPR pays attention to security and safety protocols in the operation of nuclear energy.

According to him, if the operation of nuclear energy is given to parties who do not have competence, experience, or track record related to this field, the use of nuclear energy will become very risky.

The DPR has submitted the EBET Bill to the government on June 14, 2022. The EBET Bill is a DPR initiative bill that is a priority for discussion in the 2022 National Legislation Program (Prolegnas) through the DPR RI Decree Number 8/DPR RI/II/2021-2022.