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Indonesia has great strength and potential in the renewable energy sector. This was affirmed by President Joko Widodo at the opening of the Indonesia New Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation (EBTKE) ConExke-10 2021 at the State Palace in Jakarta on Monday (22/11). He also explained that Indonesia has 4,400 rivers both large and medium that can be used as hydro power.

On that occasion, the Head of State also disclosed the plan to try two rivers, the Kayan River in North Kalimantan and the Mamberamo River in Papua. The President also said that the Kayan River has been calculated to be capable of producing 13,000 megawatts. Meanwhile, Mamberamo reaches around 24,000 megawatts.

There is something President Joko Widodo has asked for this energy transition process. That is a clear scenario. President Joko Widodo hopes that this scenario will be discussed at the G20 Summit in Bali next year.

Of course, this request must be realized immediately. Indonesia targets a new renewable energy mix of 23 percent by 2025. The National Development Planning Agency -Bappenas targets 70 percent to be realized by 2050. Of course, to achieve this requires a clear scenario. To create a clear scenario, it certainly requires a positive legality. That is what the Indonesian Renewable Energy Society -METI is currently asking for. As reported by Bisnis.com, General Chairperson of METI, Surya Darma said that the regulation is necessary to be discussed immediately so that the focus on the new renewable energy sector could be accelerated. Currently, the New Renewable Energy Bill is still under discussion at the House of Representatives-DPR. Hopefully, the scenario requested by President Joko Widodo can be realized. The scenario contains detailed and strategic steps to optimize renewable energy sources in Indonesia, such as marine energy, wind energy and solar energy. This will certainly require hard work from the relevant ministers and other stakeholders. Input from all parties, such as academics, practitioners and the public is also most necessary.