Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has informed that Indonesia's energy security is now in the resilient category.Director General of New, Renewable Energy, and Energy Conservation (EBTKE) at the ministry Eniya Listiani Dewi said that the category was determined based on four parameters—availability, accessibility, affordability, and acceptability.
"In the four parameters, we are in the resilience category," she informed in Jakarta on Monday.
She added that Indonesia's average score for each of the four categories is 6.64 points, and the nation is still facing challenges--for instance, in developing environmentally friendly energy--in pursuing its goal of zero carbon emissions (net zero emissions/NZE) by 2060, in keeping with the Paris Agreement.
To address the challenges, the ministry has implemented several strategies, including pursuing energy efficiency and optimizing electrification through the uses of electric vehicles, she informed.
The ministry has also set a moratorium on coal-fired power plants (PLTUs), which will be phased out gradually, and tap the nation's renewable energy potential of up to 3,687 gigawatts through the development of new energy sources, such as nuclear, hydrogen, and ammonia.
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In addition, she said, the focus of the government led by President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka is developing investment in renewable energy transmission and infrastructure, as well as optimizing energy efficiency.
"We can reduce 32 percent emissions just through energy efficiency," she highlighted.
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Energy self-sufficiency was one of the topics emphasized by President Prabowo in his inaugural speech.
He expressed concern that geopolitical tensions and wars, which can break out at any time, can threaten Indonesia's energy supply, so it must try to meet its own energy needs.