JAKARTA - The Indonesian government continues to improve to make an optimal contribution in increasing the provision of global energy access. This encouragement is expected to be able to maximize economic potential and human resource development through the utilization of energy resources by end-user communities.
The Director-General of Electricity, Rida Mulyana, said that efforts to increase access to energy will be able to boost people's welfare up to the level of end-users.
"Transition to sustainable energy is one of the themes in Indonesia's G20 Presidency and also emphasizes energy accessibility as a prerequisite for improving people's welfare, especially in remote and outermost islands," said Rida, quoted Tuesday, May 3.
Rida said, multi-stakeholder cooperation would be the right way to achieve this goal. This step is in line with the handling of energy system decarbonization as one of the solutions to climate change mitigation.
"This is a huge challenge for the world and needs to be tackled collectively by all countries," he added.
Meanwhile, the Head of the Human Resources, Energy and Mineral Resources Development Agency, Prahoro Yulianto Nurtjahyo, said that at least 14 countries suffer from not having electricity access and clean cooking.
To overcome this problem, continued Prahoro, it is necessary to require a large capital injection from investors.
"Globally we need an investment of around 30 to 35 billion US dollars per year for (handling) electricity access and 5 to 7 billion US dollars per year for clean cooking access. In total, we need at least an investment injection of $1.4 trillion per year until 2030 for these two issues," he explained.
He added that the diverse landscape of problems and energy systems is a challenge for developing countries and emerging economies. For this reason, the increase and expansion of energy access in these countries must adapt to the conditions and circumstances, challenges, and the capacity of the specified region.
"Every policy, program, and action effectiveness must be carried out through innovative business models and financing instruments," said Prahoro.
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The need for adoption of innovative technology options is also necessary while taking into account the diversity of local energy sources.
"This technological innovation must be supported by a better business environment and climate to create more opportunities, engage relevant stakeholders, and take advantage of the advantages of public-private partnerships," he added.
He emphasized that the achievement of achieving sustainable energy access must be in line with the achievement of a just and equitable energy transition.
"The aspect of equitable distribution of people-centered transitions can be ensured through program planning and measurable implementation in meeting the Modern Energy Minimum Standards," he stressed.
The new standard is expected to support emerging markets and developing countries, including least developed countries, to increase levels of development, meet socioeconomic needs, and create other beneficial economic opportunities for sustainable growth – including decent work and quality livelihoods.
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