JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto encourages ASEAN member countries to accelerate energy diversification steps to face the increasing uncertainty of the global situation.
"Energy diversification is no longer an option. It is very important, it is necessary. We have to move faster. We have to go through alternative sources and we have to prepare for renewable energy," said President Prabowo when attending the plenary session of the 48th ASEAN Summit at the Mactan Expo, Cebu, Philippines, reported by ANTARA, Friday, May 8.
President Prabowo highlighted that the current geopolitical tension dynamics have triggered prolonged disruptions to global main logistics routes. This condition is considered to provide very high pressure on energy supply stability in various countries, including in the Southeast Asian region.
According to the President, the pressure on the global energy situation does not seem to subside in the near future, so it requires collective readiness. He emphasized that the region's energy resilience should not be built reactively, but should be prepared proactively through mature and future-oriented planning.
In his speech, Prabowo stated that ASEAN should move more progressively in finding alternative energy sources and expanding the use of renewable energy. Strengthening readiness to face various possible global scenarios is the main key in maintaining the sovereignty of each member country's energy.
Prabowo also explained a number of concrete steps that the Indonesian Government has taken to strengthen national energy resilience. Indonesia is currently focusing on the development of bioenergy, acceleration of the use of electric vehicles, and the utilization of various other renewable resources as part of the energy transition.
One of the important points emphasized by the President is the national strategic project in the form of the development of a large-scale solar power program. Indonesia targets a very large capacity to support energy independence and reduce dependence on fossil energy sources in the short term.
"We are building a very ambitious 100 gigawatt solar energy program that we want to complete in three years," continued the President, explaining Indonesia's commitment to ASEAN leaders.
Through this 48th ASEAN Summit forum, Indonesia reaffirmed its commitment to play an active role in strengthening the regional energy architecture. This step was taken to support the transition to a cleaner energy system as well as a more independent and sustainable region in the midst of uncertain world dynamics.
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