Minister Of Energy And Mineral Resources Explains Indonesia's Energy Transition Strategy At ETC

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif (Photo: dock. Antara)

JAKARTA - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Arifin Tasrif conveyed Indonesia's energy transition strategy at the 9th ministerial level Energy Transition Council (ETC). Broadly speaking, the strategy presented includes an increase in Indonesia's commitment to the Enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution (e-NDC) document, as well as explaining the national energy sector's Net Zero Emission (NZE) Roadmap. "We have submitted an e-NDC document that will further reduce emissions from 29 percent to 32 percent by 2030. The energy sector will contribute to reducing carbon emissions by 358 million tons of CO2, increasing from the previous target of 314 million tons of CO2. We have also built a NZE roadmap on the energy sector to be achieved by 2060 or faster through the clean energy transition," said Arifin quoting Antara. He said the steps taken by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to accelerate e-NDC are to develop interconnect infrastructure through the gas grid to support regional energy integration, and economic development. One of the efforts made is to develop Super Grid to support the development of renewable energy, resolve the gap between producers and consumers, as well as the intermittent of renewable energy. The ministry he leads will also build a gas pipeline from Sumatra to Java to fully utilize national gas resources.

In addition, he said the development of technology on an industrial scale needs to be accelerated and facilitated, and will expand the downstream mineral processing industry to build ecosystems and supply chains that support energy transitions, as well as create new jobs. ETC consists of multilateral and regional organizations in the field of sustainable and financial development formed under COP 26. The organization for accelerating global energy transitions was launched on September 21, 2020 and chaired jointly by COP26 President Alok Sharma, as well as UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Sustainable Energy & CEO of Sustainable Energy for All (SefforAll) Damilola Ogunbiyi.