Minister Of Energy And Mineral Resources Meets Two Bosses Of Big Companies In Germany, Discuss What?

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif. (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif accompanied by Director General of EBTKE Dadan Kusdiana and Director General of Electricity Rida Mulyana, held a meeting with CEOs of two large German companies, Siemens Energy and HMS Bergbau AG.

"The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources met with Siemens Energy on May 27, 2022. This meeting is a follow-up to the previous meeting at the end of March to discuss the follow-up discussion of Siemens' cooperation with Pertamina Power in developing renewable energy in Indonesia," said the Head of the Communications Bureau for Public Information Services. and Cooperation of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Agung Pribadi told reporters, Monday 30 May.

At the meeting, continued Agung, Arifin said, Indonesia continues to encourage investment in renewable energy and is committed to achieving Net Zero Emissions by 2060 or sooner.

In 2030, Indonesia targets the addition of power plants only from NRE sources, including hydrogen, which will be pushed forward, until in 2060 the electricity supply in Indonesia will be fully supported by EBT.

Arifin added that collaboration with Siemens is needed to support the development of PLTS technology, smart grids, energy storage, hydrogen development technology, to electric vehicles.

"It is hoped that the memorandum of understanding between Siemens and Pertamina Power can be signed during the momentum of the G20 Energy Transition Ministerial Meeting in Bali in September," continued Agung.

Siemens Energy also expressed its interest in supporting the development of the energy sector in IKN.

Siemens Energy previously had experience in developing new cities in Egypt, not only in terms of developing the energy sector, especially renewable energy, but also developing educational facilities and facilities for capacity building for supporting human resources.

On a separate occasion, the German side expressed its desire for cooperation in coal supply from Indonesia at a meeting between the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources and the CEO of the Association of Coal Companies in Germany (VDKI) and also the CEO of HMS Bergbau AG, Lars Schernkau.

"At the meeting it was stated that 50 percent of Germany's coal supply comes from Russia, and with the current situation, Germany wants to develop cooperation in coal supply from Indonesia," said Agung.

Arifin also asked VDKI to coordinate with associations of similar companies in the European region, including ensuring the availability of port facilities, as well as the terms and conditions for the contract.