JAKARTA - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia spoke up regarding the inauguration of the Balikpapan Refinery Development Master Plan (RDMP) project which was postponed. Bahlil said that in principle it was ready. The inauguration is just waiting for the adjustment of President Prabowo Subianto's schedule which is planned to attend directly to inaugurate the strategic project.
"RDMP Balikpapan in principle is all ready. We are only adjusting the schedule of the President because we want him to inaugurate," Bahlil said, quoted Wednesday, December 17.
He emphasized that there were no fundamental problems in the project. The remaining obstacles are purely technical. The government targets completion and inauguration to be carried out in the near future.
Bahlil also explained the direction of the energy self-sufficiency policy conveyed by President Prabowo Subianto. According to him, energy self-sufficiency means maximizing all national energy potential, both fossil energy and plant energy.
He gave an example, the B40 biodiesel program to the B50 plan uses a mixture of FAME derived from CPO or palm oil with methanol and solar. If B50 is driven, the need for raw materials will increase.
On the other hand, Indonesia's gasoline imports are still high. Therefore, the government is preparing mandatory bioethanol programs such as E-10, E-20, to E-30. Ethanol raw materials come from cassava, corn, sugar cane, and various other commodities.
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"Where is the ethanol from? From cassava, corn, then sugar cane and various other raw materials," said Bahlil.
In this context, Papua is said to be one of the regions that have the potential to be developed as part of the production of ethanol raw materials to support the mandatory program. This step is projected to strengthen national energy resilience while reducing fuel import dependence.
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