Indonesia Invites G20 To Beware Of The Risk Of Corruption In The Renewable Energy Sector, This Is The Explanation Of KPK Chair Firli Bahuri

KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri delivered a keynote speech at the opening of the second round of the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group (ACWG) meeting in Nusa Dua, Badung, Bali

BADUNG - The Indonesian delegation through the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) invited G20 member countries to be aware of the threat of corruption in the new and renewable energy sector.

KPK Chair Firli Bahuri met on the sidelines of the Anti-Corruption Working Group (ACWG) meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Tuesday, saying that the new and renewable energy sector also faces the threat of corruption, considering that studies and developments often use the state budget.

"Because this is a new (sector), of course there will be studies, research using the (state) budget," Firli said as quoted by ANTARA in Bali, Wednesday, July 6.

Therefore, Firli Bahuri said preventing corruption in the renewable energy sector is one of the four priority issues proposed by Indonesia at the ACWG forum. The first round of ACWG took place in Jakarta last March, while the second round of ACWG was held in Bali until Thursday (8/7).

When opening the first meeting of the second round of ACWG, Chairman of the KPK Firli said that investment in the renewable energy sector is currently growing and developing, has large funding, assets and markets. So, he continued, the world's efforts to switch from fossil energy to new and renewable energy also cannot be separated from the risk of corruption.

"It's time for us to start discussing the risks in the sector and ways to prevent them," Firli told the G20 delegates who were present in person and virtually.

Indonesia hopes that the second round of the ACWG forum will discuss appropriate strategies to prevent corruption in the sector from occurring, including by increasing transparency and good governance in every aspect of new and renewable energy development.

"We hope for your support (delegates) regarding this (Indonesian) proposal," he added.

Meanwhile, met separately, one of the ACWG chairmen, Rolliansyah Soemirat, said that Indonesia was the first G20 member country to initiate anti-corruption discussions in the renewable energy sector.

"So far there has never been a G20 country that has initiated a discussion on renewable energy in an anti-corruption framework, we are the first country," said Rolliansyah in Badung, Bali, Monday (4/7).

However, he continued, Indonesia's proposal had not received sufficient support to be discussed further at the high level principle (HLP) stage.

Nevertheless, the Indonesian Delegation continued to strive so that the results of discussions related to this issue that took place during the 2nd ACWG Round could be summarized in background notes.

The document can be a reference for G20 member countries who want to re-explore anti-corruption issues in the renewable energy sector at the next meeting.

In the second round of ACWG, the discussion on preventing corruption in the renewable energy sector took place on Thursday (7/7). The discussion of the issue was held in a panel discussion format by presenting speakers, including the KPK, the Norwegian delegation (Statkraft), the United States delegation represented by the US Ministry of Law, the World Bank, and the Spanish Prime Minister's Office.