Meeting With Singapore's Senior Minister, Jokowi Discusses Opportunities For Green Energy Transition Cooperation

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JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received a bilateral visit from Senior Singaporean Minister Teo Chee Hean, and Singaporean Ambassador to Indonesia Kwok Fook Seng at the State Palace, Jakarta today.

The meeting was revealed by the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir who participated in accompanying Jokowi through his personal Instagram social media @erickthohir.

"After accompanying Mr. President Joko Widodo in discussing nickel downstream with Vale Base Metal, I then accompanied the President in a bilateral meeting with Mr. Teo Chee Hean, Senior Minister of Singapore and Mr. Kwok Kook Seng, Singapore Ambassador to Indonesia," wrote Erick, quoted Thursday, September 5.

Erick said President Jokowi's meeting with Singapore's Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean discussed the efforts of the two countries to strengthen cooperative relations. Especially related to clean energy.

"Mr. President conveyed openness to strengthen cooperation between Indonesia and Singapore, especially in the field of green energy transition, capture and storage of carbon, as well as maritime tourism," he explained.

Currently, Erick said the achievement of the green energy transition in Indonesia is in fourth position in the ASEAN Region based on the World Economic Forum report. The government also wants to increase this achievement.

"We continue to strive to improve the implementation of new and renewable energy through geothermal energy, solar energy, and hydro energy," he said.

Two Singaporean Companies Interested In Investment In IKN

Previously, the Minister of Investment/Head of BKPM Rosan Roeslani revealed that there were two foreign companies from Singapore who were interested in investing in the capital city of Nusantara (IKN), in East Kalimantan.

The two investors in question are Sembcorp Industries Ltd and Raffles Education Center. Both expressed interest during Rosan's working visit to Singapore from 26 to 28 August.

"They want to invest in IKN because I'm also quite surprised," he said when met at the DPR Building, Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Tuesday, September 3.

Rosan revealed that Sembcorp Industries Ltd plans to help the Solar Power Plant at IKN with a capacity of 5 megawatts in the first phase.

They want to invest in solar panels. And the investment is approximately 60 million US dollars, yes. As much as 5 megawatts. There are 5 to 6, there are two stages, "he explained.

Meanwhile, continued Rosan, another company that wants to invest in IKN is the Raffles Education Center. The company will invest in the education sector. But unfortunately, Rosan did not specify how much investment value would be paid.

"Then there is another one is the Raffles Education Center. They want to invest in IKN," he explained.