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 The Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry is conducting joint training on the development and utilization of renewable energy with two partner countries, Nepal and Madagascar, from November 2 to 4, 2021.

Head of the Center for Human Resources Development for Electricity, New, Renewable Energy, and Energy Conservation at the ministry, Laode Sulaiman, provided details on the joint training here on Wednesday.

"Developing and utilizing renewable energy requires implementation of right regulations and action plans, supported by increasing the capacity of human resources," he said.

The virtual training has been entitled ‘Training on Rural Electrification through Micro Hydro, Solar Photovoltaics, and Waste-to-energy’, he informed.

It is being attended by 10 participants from Indonesia, 12 participants from Madagascar, and 11 participants from Nepal who have experience in the energy sector, he said.

During the training, they will learn about the planning and development of renewable energy in solar power plants, small-scale hydroelectric power plants, and waste-to-energy management in Indonesia, he added.

They will also discuss the application of renewable energy and its challenges in their respective countries, he said.

Furthermore, the head center said that increasing global energy consumption has encouraged many developing countries, including Indonesia, Madagascar, and Nepal, to utilize renewable energy.

In addition, the Indonesian government has assessed that the development and utilization of renewable energy requires collaboration between stakeholders, as well as consistent implementation of various policies from upstream to downstream sectors, he said.

"Hence, we are committed to supporting and improving human resource competencies in the renewable energy sector," Sulaiman added.

The training activity is a part of the South-South Triangular Cooperation on Renewable Energy (SSTC RE) -- a partnership forum between developing countries on renewable energy for 2021 to 2023, he said.

The training is the second activity of the forum and the flagship of the developing countries cooperation program in Indonesia, he added.

"The partnership emphasizes that no one left is behind as there were a number of participants from several private sectors as well as an increase in the number of female participants by 39 percent," Jasper Haerig, a participant from Madagascar, said. (Antaranews)