Prabowo At APEC: RI Including Capai Country 100 Percent Of Renewable Energy

President Prabowo Subianto/PHOTO via Instagram @prabowo

JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto at the APEC CEO Summit 2024 forum in Peru, Thursday (14/11) local time, emphasized that Indonesia is one of the few countries that can reach 100 percent renewable energy.

"We will probably be one of the few countries that can reach 100 percent renewable energy in a few years. We can replace fossil fuels with renewable energy," Prabowo said as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, November 15.

Prabowo explained that Indonesia's territory that extends from west to east has an area almost along the European continent.

If Europe has 27 countries on one continent, Prabowo emphasizes that Indonesia is a unit of a country that has big challenges.

However, Prabowo explained that Indonesia is blessed with abundant natural resources, a large area, both land and waters.

Therefore, the President assessed that Indonesia was also lucky because it could achieve self-sufficiency in energy in the next few years.

According to the Head of State, Indonesia can replace fossil fuels with renewable energy, such as sourced from geothermal. Prabowo noted that around 60 percent of the potential for geothermal energy is in Indonesia.

Although Indonesia also has the potential for energy from the sun or the sun, the President said that Indonesia's renewable energy power comes from bioenergy or bioenergetic fuel.

Prabowo also plans to collaborate with Brazil and Congo to build a power plant.

"I think, along with Brazil and possibly with Congo, we have the potential to produce fuel from power plants. I think this will open up a lot of opportunities, as we will save a lot of foreign exchange," Prabowo said.