President Issues Regulation on the Development of National Energy

The President has issued Regulation No. 1 of 2014 on Guidelines for Drafting the National Energy Plan (“Regulation”).

The Regulation implements Article 17 (3) of Law No. 30 of 2007 on Energy (“Energy Law”), which mandates the President to further provide for details on procedures for drafting the National Energy Plan (Rencana Umum Energi Nasional – RUEN). In addition to covering RUEN, the Regulation also sets out procedures on drafting Regional Energy Plans (Rencana Umum Energi Daerah – RUED) by regional governments.