JAKARTA - As part of the BUMN Danareksa Holding, PT Kawasan Industri Terpadu Batang as the manager of KEK Industropolis Batang signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PT Jateng Petro Energi (Perseroda) (JPEN) in order to strengthen reliability and quality services. catudaya (Reliability and Quality Power) and the development of New and Renewable Energy (EBT) in the strategic national industrial area.
This cooperation is a concrete step in ensuring 24-hour uninterrupted electricity supply for industrial tenants, as well as strengthening the transformation of the area into a competitive renewable energy-based industrial ecosystem at the national and global levels.
The President Director of PT Kawasan Industri Terpadu Batang, A.A. Putu Ngurah Wirawan, emphasized that strengthening the energy sector is the main foundation in building a modern and sustainable industrial area.
"Industrial areas cannot only rely on land rental. We are building a long-term business ecosystem through the management of utilities such as electricity, gas, and waste treatment as a source of recurring income. The presence of JPEN completes the readiness of reliable energy infrastructure for investors in KEK Industropolis Batang," he explained.
He added that strengthening the energy sector is part of the regional strategy in providing operational certainty, long-term cost efficiency, and sustainable industry standards for national and global investors.
The President Director of JPEN, Dwi Budi Sulistiyana, said that this collaboration is a strategic synergy between energy BUMD and national industrial areas.
"We welcome this cooperation with optimism. JPEN will prepare a blueprint for the development of integrated energy, including the provision of reliable and high-quality 24-hour electricity. In the future, we plan to develop EBT investments of up to 180 MW based on renewable energy, which is sourced from solar power plants (solar panels), wind power (wind), and the potential of ocean wave energy," he said.
According to him, the diversification of renewable energy sources will strengthen the stability of the regional electricity system while increasing the competitiveness of the Central Java industry towards premium standards of industrial estates that are oriented towards sustainability.
The Governor of Central Java, Ahmad Luthfi, emphasized that the KEK Industropolis Batang is a showcase for investment in the Central Java Province as well as part of the National Strategic Project (PSN).
"This area must have national and global competitiveness. Investors today are looking for certainty of supply and renewable energy. Central Java targets a 22 percent renewable energy mix, and the industrial area must be the vanguard of its implementation," he said.
According to him, this MoU must be immediately followed up so that it becomes an icon of an industrial area based on a green economy in Central Java and can become a reference for the development of other industrial areas.
The signing of this Memorandum of Understanding was also attended by the Acting Regional Secretary of Batang Regency Sri Purwaningsih, Head of the Central Java Provincial DPMPTSP Ir. Sakina Rosellasari, Head of the Central Java Provincial ESDM Office Agus Sugiharto, Head of the Central Java Provincial BUMD & BLUD Bureau Agus Prasutio, as well as the heads of BUMN and BUMD.
With the strengthening of reliable and sustainable energy infrastructure, KEK Industropolis Batang is further strengthening its position as a green industrial hub in Central Java and a strategic investment magnet in Indonesia.
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