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PLN Gradually Recovers Electricity Supply (0)
State-owned electricity firm PT PLN has recovered electric power to Balaraja Extra High Voltage substation in Banten Province, and furthermore it will be channeled to Suralaya steam-fueled power plant (PLTU) to gradually recover its operation to reach its capacity of 2800 MW of electricity.
In addition, power supply from Gandul Extra High Voltage substations in Depok, West Java Province, will be channeled to Muara Karang gas and steam power plant (PLTGU) to supply electricity to the Indonesian capital city, Jakarta.
Acting President Director of PLN Sripeni Inten Cahyani said here on Sunday that the power supply to Jakarta was expected to recover within three hours.
"We apologize for the inconvenience today, and currently all efforts have been made to recover the Java-Bali power system, especially in the area of West Java, Banten, and Jakarta," Cahyani said.
The company has focused on power supply to PLTGU Muara Karang and PLTGU Priok to recover the system in the capital city.
Previously, PLN has recovered the operation of hydro-generated power plant (PLTA) Saguling and PLTA Cirata which are functioned as power stabilizer, and, at the same time, supply the electricity to PLTU Suralaya through Cibinong, Depok, Gandul, Lengkok, Balaraja and Suralaya extra high voltage substations.
PLTU Suralaya is expected to return to its normal operation within six hours to normalize power system in West Java and Banten.
Blackout that affected thousands of homes and public facilities in West Java, Jakarta, and Banten was caused by several troubles in the extra high voltage 500 kV transmission of Ungaran - Pemalang.
"PLN has taken its best efforts and will have evaluation to prevent recurrence of today's incident," Cahyani said.
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September
Vaccination coverage makes Indonesia optimistic to overcome COVID-19
Written by Nur Yasmin
Spokesperson for the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment Jodi Mahardi said vaccination coverage in Indonesia lends optimism to Indonesians to overcome the COVID-19 phases.
"Indonesia is listed among the 10 countries with the most vaccination coverage in the world. In addition, the number of vaccinated people has exceeded the WHO target," Mahardi noted in a written statement received here Monday.
As of September 26, as many as 86,460,685 people had received the first dose of vaccine, while 48,526,648 had been administered the second dose of injection, and 905,366 people had received a vaccination booster.
Based on the percentage, recipients of the first dose of the vaccine had reached 40 percent of the targeted 208,265,720 people, while the WHO recommends at least 10 percent of the total population to be vaccinated as of September.
The increase in vaccination in Indonesia cannot be separated from the hard work of all parties including the central and local governments, Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI), National Police (Polri), State Intelligence Agency (BIN), community organizations, professional organizations, private sector, and state-owned enterprises (SOE).
Mahardi attributes the optimism to the smooth running of vaccinations alongside other efforts, such as the implementation of health protocols; increasing tracing, testing, and treatment (3T); as well as integrated isolation.
The number of daily positive cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia had continued to improve to 96.6 percent from its peak on July 15, 2021, whereas the number of active cases experienced a decline of 90.3 percent from its peak on July 25, 2021, Mahardi noted.
"In fact, the reproduction rate is less than one, and the positivity rate is below five percent. The government continues to strengthen the 3T and 3M and hold vaccinations as well as enforce the use of the PeduliLindungi application," he affirmed.
Mahardi later noted that the decline in the number of cases clearly had a positive impact. People are starting to reopen their businesses, so the economy can bounce back, Mahardi stated.
Economic recovery is apparent from the number of visits to shopping venues and the expenditure index that had continued to increase since August 2021, especially in Java and Bali.
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) had earlier stated that Indonesia was continuing to move towards obtaining a COVID-19 vaccine. At the same time, vaccines were also being requested by several countries.
"We are quite successful in securing supply of the COVID-19 vaccine, which is being sought by almost 220 countries," President Jokowi remarked.
In fact, Indonesia is currently ranked sixth in the world as the country with the highest number of vaccinations based on the worldwide total. (Antaranews)
September
President has asked to open South Kalimantan's Sei Alalak bridge soon
Written by Nur Yasmin
President Joko Widodo has asked to immediately open the South Kalimantan’s Sei Alalak bridge that connects Banjarmasin City and Barito Kuala District heading to Central Kalimantan.
“It is right that the President has asked the Alalak bridge to be opened soon. We are currently coordinating with Public Works and Housing Ministry,” Head of the Presidential Secretariat Heru Budi Hartono noted in a press statement that ANTARA received here on Sunday.
The South Kalimantan residents had earlier appealed to the government to open the bridge to help solve congestion that has frequently occurred on the area connected by the bridge as the North ring road was badly damaged by flood.
Such protest has drawn the President’s attention. Knowing that the bridge plays an important role for the community, he then asked to open the bridge soon.
“The vehicle types allowed to pass the bridge are only two wheelers and passenger cars,” Hartono informed.
Meanwhile, Public Work and Public Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono expressed readiness to carry out the President’s directive.
“We have conducted the final check on the bridge condition and it is ready to be opened following the President’s directive,” he said in a statement of Presidential Secretary press bureau.
Hadimuljono added that the ministry will coordinate with the South Kalimantan regional administration and South Kalimantan Police.
“We will coordinate with the South Kalimantan Transportation Service and South Kalimantan Police pertaining to the restricted operational test as well as to monitor and secure (the area),” he said.
He appealed to the residents to obey the traffic rules as well as for the two wheelers and passenger cars not to park or stop on the bridge.
“We concerns on the new-constructed bridge where many people want to stop by to see it and take some photos. For our common interest, please be orderly and obey the traffic rules,” he highlighted.
He also urged the public to maintain the cleanliness and stay discipline around the bridge area.
The construction process of Sei Alalak bridge has been accomplished on Friday, September 24, 2021. The bridge was build to replace the Kayu Tangi I bridge aged 30 years and it will have big impacts on the community’s economy. (Antaranews)
September
Industry Ministry optimizes furniture machinery restructurization
Written by Nur Yasmin
The Industry Ministry would optimize machinery restructurization in small and medium-scale furniture industry to improve productivity as well as quality and expand its export market.
Export of furniture products has recorded a 30.8 percent increase during January to August 2021, compared to the export in the same period of 2020.
"This has shown that our furniture products can compete in global market. Moreover, our products are unique and innovative, thanks to various breakthroughs by industry operators in order to improve competitiveness," the ministry's acting Director General of Small and Medium Scale Industry Reni Yanita said in a statement here on Sunday.
Under the restructurization program, the ministry would provide discount price that could be reimbursed to SMEs bought machinery during a certain period.
The ministry would provide 25 percent discount for imported machine and 40 percent discount for locally-made machine.
"All SMEs could take part in this program, referring to the Industry Ministry Regulation. The program is expected to encourage the development of production technology," she said.
Indonesia's furniture export has recorded a positive growth amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Export in 2020 has increased by 12.2 percent to US$2.19 billion compared to export in the previous year.
Among the main destination countries for Indonesian furniture export are the United States, Japan, the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom.
The ministry has also helped SMEs in the sector to hold partnership with large-scale industry as part of efforts to build supply chain ecosystem, hence it would improve efficiency in production process.
"To improve small-scale industry capability in fulfilling large-scale industry's specification, we have trained small industries to increase their products' quality," she said. (antaranews)
September
Indonesia vows to continue transformation toward circular economy
Written by Nur Yasmin
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto stressed the government's commitment to carrying out an economic transformation toward a circular economy.
"The concept is not only about waste management but is also about production process with reusable raw material. Hence, this will be a significant saving of natural resources," Hartarto said in a statement here on Sunday.
The circular economy is a model of production and consumption, which involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing, and recycling existing materials and products as long as possible.
This model will reduce consumption of primary natural resources and waste production.
Hartarto said the transformation toward circular economy is important for Indonesia, as it will bring positive impacts to environment as well as growth in many other sectors in future.
The circular economy, he elaborated, would increase Indonesia's Gross Economic Product (GDP) and, at the same time, create jobs for 4.4 million people.
The implementation of the concept of circular economy would also give contribution to the achievement of Indonesia's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).
"We are committed to reducing green house gas emission by 29 percent in 2030. With international cooperation, it can be increased to 41 percent," he said.
The low carbon development concept has been stipulated in the 2020-2024 medium-term national development planning and the road map of Indonesia's NDC achievement in 2030.
Five priority sectors, included in the two documents, comprise sustainable energy development, integrated waste management, green industry development, sustainable land restoration, as well as inventory and rehabilitation of coastal and sea ecosystem.
Regarding to the implementation of green industry, 895 companies have received the green industry awards during 2010 to 2019.
As many as 1,707 industries received blue and gold predicates in the Program for Rating Company Performance in Environmental Management (PROPER).
The minister admitted some challenges that might hinder the economic transformation, such as access to financial as well as technology to develop the green technology.
"It would need some Rp308 trillion or some US$21.6 billion per year to invest in circular economy," he said. (Antaranews)
September
Indonesia to get US' additional COVID-19 vaccines via COVAX facility
Written by nuke
Screenshot of Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi during her virtual press statement from New York, the United States, on Saturday, September 25, 2021. (ANTARA/Yashinta Difa/rst) -
The US government is committed to donating an additional 800 thousand doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to Indonesia through the global COVAX mechanism.
"There is a new commitment to add 800 thousand doses of vaccine through the COVAX facility that will arrive in Indonesia in the near future," Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi stated while delivering a virtual press statement regarding her activities in New York, Saturday.
The vaccine donation will result in the addition of 12,665,060 doses of vaccine that Indonesia had earlier received from the US.
US President Joe Biden had announced at the virtual COVID-19 Global Summit on September 22 that the US will donate an additional 500 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
The donations will be sent to low- and middle-income nations worldwide from January 2022.
The commitment brings the total number of vaccines donated by the US to over 1.1 billion doses.
The US has shipped free-of-charge 160 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to 100 countries, with millions of doses being dispatched on a daily basis.
At nearly all bilateral meetings with Indonesian partners, Minister Marsudi has discussed about COVID-19 handling.
"I told them that the positivity rate in Indonesia is currently below two percent on average or below the WHO standard of five percent. Earlier, Indonesia's positivity rate had reached 31 percent," she remarked while referring to the World Health Organization.
In particular, Marsudi urged several countries that still included Indonesia on the COVID-19 red list to reconsider the status given.
"One example, France has removed Indonesia from the red list," she noted.
In addition, Indonesia expressed concern over the inequality, discrimination, and politicization of vaccines.
Indonesia agreed with its partners to narrow the vaccine gap and stop discrimination and politicization over vaccines.
During the last two days on Sept 23-24, Minister Marsudi held bilateral meetings with 18 partners, including the high commissioner of UNHCR, secretary general of the Arab League, CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council, secretary general of the United Nations, prime minister of the Netherlands, president of Palau, the UK foreign minister, and the US special representative for Afghanistan.
Marsudi also met with foreign ministers from Sri Lanka, Japan, Mozambique, Pakistan, Serbia, Iran, France, Mauritania, and Thailand//ANT
September
Archives: President Joko Widodo (left) and other officials review the construction progress of the Papua Bangkit Stadium (now Lukas Enembe Stadium), the main venue for the PON XX National Games. (ANTARA PHOTO/Akbar Nugroho Gumay) -
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will officially launch the opening ceremony of the PON XX National Games at the Lukas Enembe Stadium, Jayapura district on October 2, 2021, Minister of Youth and Sports Zainudin Amali has confirmed.
"The National Games committee has coordinated with the National Sports Committee of Indonesia (KONI), the Youth and Sports Ministry, and other relevant parties to ensure President Jokowi's attendance to officially open the PON Games," Amali said at a virtual press conference originating from Jakarta on Friday.
Strict health protocols would be implemented throughout the opening ceremony, particularly during the athletes' defile and athletes' oath, he added.
He said the athletes' defile would not be as lively as in the previous games due to physical distancing and COVID-19 prevention measures.
Regarding spectator attendance, the committee has set maximum attendance at the match venues at 25 percent of the total venue capacity, with the percentage including the athletes and other officials, the minister informed.
Only fully vaccinated spectators will be allowed to enter match venues, he confirmed.
"We have also conceived detailed health protocol arrangements specifically for popular sports such as football, volley, basketballs, and badminton that may attract wide public interest to attend the match. We will manage the public spectators so the maximum capacity would not be exceeded," Amali said.
In view of the public interest in the PON XX National Games, the committee earlier hoped to open match venues to public spectators, but the low vaccine coverage in the four Papuan host regions forced the committee to reconsider the plan and set restrictions on spectator attendance in place, he added.
The PON XX National Games are scheduled to take place from October 2-15, 2021, and the XVI National Paralympic Games are scheduled to be held from November 2-15, 2021. The PON will be hosted by Jayapura city, and Jayapura, Mimika, and Merauke districts//ANT
September
Gain public trust that vaccination is safe, halal: President Jokowi
Written by nuke
President Jokowi gives his remarks during the National Movement for Vaccination on Seven Million Residents of Plantations and Productive Villages in 17 Provinces event organized by the Projo organization and the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI). (ANTARA/Indra Arief) -
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) urged all parties to collaborate to lend assurance to the public that COVID-19 vaccination is safe and halal, so the country can immediately achieve herd immunity, with more citizens getting vaccinated.
"All parties should collaborate to offer a sense of assurance to the public that vaccination is safe and halal while also expediting vaccinations in all reachable areas to cover as many citizens as possible," Jokowi noted virtually during the National Movement for Vaccination on seven million residents of plantations and productive villages in 17 provinces, an event organized by the non-governmental organization Projo and the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI), which was monitored from the GAPKI IPOA YouTube channel, here, Friday.
To this end, the president welcomed the good gesture of Projo and GAPKI to help the government in expediting vaccinations for Indonesian citizens.
According to Jokowi, it is crucial to support the plantation and agriculture sectors in handling COVID-19 since they are strategic sectors that are of key importance to the community. In addition, the growth of plantation and agricultural sectors is also positive amid the pandemic.
The head of state reminded the public that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic could not be forecast. Hence, he invited the public to help stem the spread of COVID-19 through joint efforts.
He appealed to the public to continue to adhere to health protocols and get accustomed to it despite having received the COVID-19 vaccination.
Jokowi believes that the new habit of adhering to health protocols, if followed diligently by all segments of society, right from business actors, farmers, and planters to students in schools, will be an essential step to help the nation transition from the pandemic to endemic stage.
"(By following health protocols,) we can conduct our productive activities while remaining safe from COVID-19," President Jokowi stated//ANT
September
Ministry readies PON information centers for journalists
Written by nuke
Minister of Communication and Informatics Johnny G. Plate during a press conference on the readiness of telecommunications services ahead of the XX PON in Jayapura District, Papua. (kominfo.go.id) -
The Ministry of Communication and Informatics has readied telecommunication networks and information center facilities (media centers) for journalists covering the 20th National Sports Week (PON XX) in Papua.
"We have readied a media center in these three clusters to facilitate journalists to take photos and videos and for writing to cover the implementation of Papua PON XX," Minister of Communication and Informatics Johnny G. Plate remarked during his working visit to Jayapura, capital of Papua province, as cited from a press release, Thursday.
The media centers are spread across the three districts of Jayapura, Mimika, and Merauke, under the Directorate General for Public Information and Communication at the Ministry of Communication and Informatics.
Those facilities will support content production pertaining to implementation of the Papua PON in October. The Ministry of Communication and Informatics has readied 100 LAN network cables for those information centers.
Plate stated that the provision of media centers to support the Papua PON is part of the development of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, which is one of his ministry's tasks in expediting digital transformation.
The development of ICT infrastructure in Papua and West Papua has been conducted on a massive scale. Hence, results of the development can be utilized to support the implementation of the XX 2021 PON, which is the nation's most prominent sports event.
"Specifically, construction of the last mile or Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) spread throughout Papua both in the marine and mountainous areas," the minister noted.
Through the Telecommunications and Information Accessibility Agency, the Ministry of Communication and Informatics has built as many as 213 4G BTS towers in Papua and 244 4G BTS towers in West Papua during the 2015-2020 period.
The development of telecommunications infrastructure in Papua and West Papua is currently still ongoing this year. The development of ICT infrastructure in all regions in Indonesia is targeted for completion in 2022//ANT
September
Indonesia lobbies Saudi Arabia for Umrah permits
Written by Nur Yasmin
The acting director general of Hajj and Umrah at the Indonesian Religion Affairs Ministry has lobbied the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Indonesia to allow prospective Indonesian pilgrims to undertake Umrah soon.
"We hope that the Saudi Arabian government will immediately end the suspension of the implementation of Umrah for prospective Indonesian pilgrims, thus they can have the opportunity to go to the Holy Land," acting director general of Hajj and Umrah, Khoirizi, said in a written statement received here on Thursday.
There has been no recent regulation from Saudi Arabia on the implementation of Umrah for foreign countries, he said. Suspended countries have to undergo strict health protocols if they want to continue to dispatch prospective pilgrims, he added.
During a meeting with Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Indonesia, Esham Altsaqafi, Khorizi informed him that the handling of COVID-19 in Indonesia has continued to improve.
In addition, he said that prospective Indonesian pilgrims are prepared to follow the health protocols promulgated by the Saudi Arabian government to undertake Umrah.
"There are five countries which send the most Umrah pilgrims but have not been able to send them – comprising Pakistan, Indonesia, India, Turkey, and Egypt. We hope that Indonesian Umrah pilgrims will be prioritized to be dispatched soon," he remarked.
Meanwhile, Ambassador Altsaqafi emphasized that his government has never prohibited Indonesian Muslims from performing Umrah.
However, Umrah has been suspended in order to control the pandemic, he said.
Furthermore, the ambassador said he had apprised the Saudi Arabian government of the decline in COVID-19 cases in Indonesia, which would be considered when the government decides on issuing Umrah permits.
Although Umrah has been allowed since Muharram 1443 Hijri for certain countries, only 1,000-1,500 pilgrims have participated in it, he informed.
"The low participation is due to the strict procedures in the Umrah implementation to curb pandemic transmission," he added.(Antaranews)
September
Indonesia's state budget deficit reaches Rp383.2 trillion as of August
Written by Nur Yasmin
The state budget deficit, as of August 2021, had reached Rp383.2 trillion, or 2.32 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), according to Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati.
The government has targeted state budget deficit at 5.7 percent in 2021.
"The state budget deficit as of August had reached Rp383.2 trillion as compared to the Rp503.8-trillion deficit last year. It still shows a deficit though having declined by 23.9 percent (yoy)," Indrawati noted here on Thursday.
The minister noted that the decline in deficit was indicative of a stronger fiscal consolidation and economic recovery.
"The fiscal policy is strengthened, and the economy has grown in a positive trend. We can say that the countercyclical fiscal policy is still used while at the same time there is an economic rebound, recovery, and slow consolidation," she noted.
The ministry recorded that as of August 2021, the state revenue had reached Rp1,177.6 trillion, or 67.5 percent of the target of Rp1,743.6 trillion set in the state budget.
The state revenue comprised Rp741.3 trillion of tax revenue, Rp158 trillion of customs revenue, and Rp277.7 trillion of non-tax revenue (PNBP).
The revenue had increased 13.9 percent (yoy) as compared to Rp1,034.3 trillion in 2020.
Meanwhile, state expenditure was recorded at Rp1,560.8 trillion, as of August, or 56.8 percent of the state budget target at Rp2,750 trillion and grew 1.5 percent as compared to Rp1,538.1 trillion during the corresponding period of 2020.
Budget financing had reached Rp528.9 trillion, or 52.6 percent of its target at Rp1,006.4 trillion, a contraction of 20.6 percent as compared to last year's budget financing realization at Rp666.3 trillion. (Antaranews)