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Kartini L Makmur, Robert Sidauruk
Despite being a country rich in energy and natural resources, Indonesia is yet to have a proper framework for managing these resources for the greater good. Experts are critical of the current energy management framework, as it fails to ensure and provide for sustainable national energy security.
Rivai Ras, an energy security expert from Universitas Indonesia says that these situation has arisen as the current framework does not incorporate issues on managing natural resources independently under the national energy policy. Additionally, the lack of Government commitment to realize the widespread use of renewable energy is also contributing the problem.
The Government, according to Mr. Ras, is excessively limiting the scope of national energy policies to matters relating to the optimization of renewable energy and reducing the use of subsidized energy. As such, the Government is failing with respect to going further on how to manage natural resources independently.
Mr. Ras asserts that policy on energy matters must be supported with the Government’s willingness to manage natural resources independently. He also criticized the Government’s unwillingness to prioritize renewable energy over fossil fuels, even though Indonesia is fortune enough to have abundant non-fossil fuel energy reserves. Consequently, Indonesia is heavily dependent on other countries to process these available reserves.
“It is such an irony that we are always under other’s country domination,” said Mr. Ras.
Kumaidi Notonegoro, an energy expert from Reforminer Institute, shares Mr. Ras’ views. Mr. Notonegoro further urges the Government to have an sufficient comprehensive strategy on national energy security, especially to address the high import of fuels.
Mr. Notonegoro explained that increasing domestic energy consumption, reaching 7% annually, has forced the Government to import fuels at a considerable cost. According to him, this is also one of the reasons for the rupiah’s exchange rate weakening against the US Dollar.
“The growth of domestic fuel consumption that is not comparable with the availability of energy resources has made us have to keep importing fuels,” added Mr. Kumaidi.
Responding to this issue, Tunggal, Secretary at the Directorate General of New and Renewable Energy, stated that the Government has formulated an action plan on national energy management through the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Decree No. 4051 K/07/MEM/2013 (Decree).
Mr. Tunggal informed that the Decree sets out actions that need to be taken to increase national oil and gas production, encourage the widespread use of new and renewable energy, reduce the use and import of fuel, and provide for strategy on energy saving.
“The Government is fully committed to addressing the energy crisis through programs set out under the Decree,” Mr. Tunggal concluded.
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Despite being a country rich in energy and natural resources, Indonesia is yet to have a proper framework for managing these resources for the greater good. Experts are critical of the current energy management framework, as it fails to ensure and provide for sustainable national energy security.
Rivai Ras, an energy security expert from Universitas Indonesia says that these situation has arisen as the current framework does not incorporate issues on managing natural resources independently under the national energy policy. Additionally, the lack of Government commitment to realize the widespread use of renewable energy is also contributing the problem.
The Government, according to Mr. Ras, is excessively limiting the scope of national energy policies to matters relating to the optimization of renewable energy and reducing the use of subsidized energy. As such, the Government is failing with respect to going further on how to manage natural resources independently.
Mr. Ras asserts that policy on energy matters must be supported with the Government’s willingness to manage natural resources independently. He also criticized the Government’s unwillingness to prioritize renewable energy over fossil fuels, even though Indonesia is fortune enough to have abundant non-fossil fuel energy reserves. Consequently, Indonesia is heavily dependent on other countries to process these available reserves.
“It is such an irony that we are always under other’s country domination,” said Mr. Ras.
Kumaidi Notonegoro, an energy expert from Reforminer Institute, shares Mr. Ras’ views. Mr. Notonegoro further urges the Government to have an sufficient comprehensive strategy on national energy security, especially to address the high import of fuels.
Mr. Notonegoro explained that increasing domestic energy consumption, reaching 7% annually, has forced the Government to import fuels at a considerable cost. According to him, this is also one of the reasons for the rupiah’s exchange rate weakening against the US Dollar.
“The growth of domestic fuel consumption that is not comparable with the availability of energy resources has made us have to keep importing fuels,” added Mr. Kumaidi.
Responding to this issue, Tunggal, Secretary at the Directorate General of New and Renewable Energy, stated that the Government has formulated an action plan on national energy management through the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Decree No. 4051 K/07/MEM/2013 (Decree).
Mr. Tunggal informed that the Decree sets out actions that need to be taken to increase national oil and gas production, encourage the widespread use of new and renewable energy, reduce the use and import of fuel, and provide for strategy on energy saving.
“The Government is fully committed to addressing the energy crisis through programs set out under the Decree,” Mr. Tunggal concluded.
(hot/kc)
Kartini L Makmur, Robert Sidauruk
Despite being a country rich in energy and natural resources, Indonesia is yet to have a proper framework for managing these resources for the greater good. Experts are critical of the current energy management framework, as it fails to ensure and provide for sustainable national energy security.
Rivai Ras, an energy security expert from Universitas Indonesia says that these situation has arisen as the current framework does not incorporate issues on managing natural resources independently under the national energy policy. Additionally, the lack of Government commitment to realize the widespread use of renewable energy is also contributing the problem.
The Government, according to Mr. Ras, is excessively limiting the scope of national energy policies to matters relating to the optimization of renewable energy and reducing the use of subsidized energy. As such, the Government is failing with respect to going further on how to manage natural resources independently.
Mr. Ras asserts that policy on energy matters must be supported with the Government’s willingness to manage natural resources independently. He also criticized the Government’s unwillingness to prioritize renewable energy over fossil fuels, even though Indonesia is fortune enough to have abundant non-fossil fuel energy reserves. Consequently, Indonesia is heavily dependent on other countries to process these available reserves.
“It is such an irony that we are always under other’s country domination,” said Mr. Ras.
Kumaidi Notonegoro, an energy expert from Reforminer Institute, shares Mr. Ras’ views. Mr. Notonegoro further urges the Government to have an sufficient comprehensive strategy on national energy security, especially to address the high import of fuels.
Mr. Notonegoro explained that increasing domestic energy consumption, reaching 7% annually, has forced the Government to import fuels at a considerable cost. According to him, this is also one of the reasons for the rupiah’s exchange rate weakening against the US Dollar.
“The growth of domestic fuel consumption that is not comparable with the availability of energy resources has made us have to keep importing fuels,” added Mr. Kumaidi.
Responding to this issue, Tunggal, Secretary at the Directorate General of New and Renewable Energy, stated that the Government has formulated an action plan on national energy management through the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Decree No. 4051 K/07/MEM/2013 (Decree).
Mr. Tunggal informed that the Decree sets out actions that need to be taken to increase national oil and gas production, encourage the widespread use of new and renewable energy, reduce the use and import of fuel, and provide for strategy on energy saving.
“The Government is fully committed to addressing the energy crisis through programs set out under the Decree,” Mr. Tunggal concluded.
(hot/kc)
Despite being a country rich in energy and natural resources, Indonesia is yet to have a proper framework for managing these resources for the greater good. Experts are critical of the current energy management framework, as it fails to ensure and provide for sustainable national energy security.
Rivai Ras, an energy security expert from Universitas Indonesia says that these situation has arisen as the current framework does not incorporate issues on managing natural resources independently under the national energy policy. Additionally, the lack of Government commitment to realize the widespread use of renewable energy is also contributing the problem.
The Government, according to Mr. Ras, is excessively limiting the scope of national energy policies to matters relating to the optimization of renewable energy and reducing the use of subsidized energy. As such, the Government is failing with respect to going further on how to manage natural resources independently.
Mr. Ras asserts that policy on energy matters must be supported with the Government’s willingness to manage natural resources independently. He also criticized the Government’s unwillingness to prioritize renewable energy over fossil fuels, even though Indonesia is fortune enough to have abundant non-fossil fuel energy reserves. Consequently, Indonesia is heavily dependent on other countries to process these available reserves.
“It is such an irony that we are always under other’s country domination,” said Mr. Ras.
Kumaidi Notonegoro, an energy expert from Reforminer Institute, shares Mr. Ras’ views. Mr. Notonegoro further urges the Government to have an sufficient comprehensive strategy on national energy security, especially to address the high import of fuels.
Mr. Notonegoro explained that increasing domestic energy consumption, reaching 7% annually, has forced the Government to import fuels at a considerable cost. According to him, this is also one of the reasons for the rupiah’s exchange rate weakening against the US Dollar.
“The growth of domestic fuel consumption that is not comparable with the availability of energy resources has made us have to keep importing fuels,” added Mr. Kumaidi.
Responding to this issue, Tunggal, Secretary at the Directorate General of New and Renewable Energy, stated that the Government has formulated an action plan on national energy management through the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Decree No. 4051 K/07/MEM/2013 (Decree).
Mr. Tunggal informed that the Decree sets out actions that need to be taken to increase national oil and gas production, encourage the widespread use of new and renewable energy, reduce the use and import of fuel, and provide for strategy on energy saving.
“The Government is fully committed to addressing the energy crisis through programs set out under the Decree,” Mr. Tunggal concluded.
(hot/kc)