VIDEO: Indonesia Is Rich In Green Energy Potential, METI Chair Surya Dharma: Not Maximized

According to METI Chairman Surya Dharma: Indonesia's green energy has not been fully utilized. (VOI Doc Photo)

JAKARTA - Expressions of gratitude to the Almighty must be continued because Indonesia is blessed with abundant natural resources. In the field of green energy, said Surya Dharma, Chairman of the Indonesian Renewable Energy Society (METI Indonesia is one of the lucky countries because it has complete renewable energy potential, from water, sunlight, geothermal, wind, waves, and so on.

However, he continued that until now the utilization is still not optimal. Fossil energy, such as oil and coal, still dominates power plants in the motherland and is still widely used both on a large and small scale.

Yet this green energy is the future. In areas where there are oil mines, after the exploration is complete and the oil runs out, there is only poverty. The government should have good intentions to optimize this green energy potential.

This potential is a shame if it is not utilized. Other energy sources such as oil and coal only exist in certain areas. Not all areas have. "And this energy sourced from fossils will run out if it continues to be exploited," he said.

New and renewable energy, Surya continued, could actually be the foundation for the future. The advantages of this green energy will not run out even though it is continuously exploited and used for the benefit of electricity generation. “The government must have a policy to optimize the potential of this new and renewable energy. I really think that the potential for green energy has not been maximized,” said Surya Dharma.