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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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March
Indonesia gets over 1 mln AstraZeneca shots under COVAX scheme
Written by Nur Yasmin
Mar. 9 - Indonesia has received 1,113,600 ready-to-use vaccine doses developed by AstraZeneca under the COVAX multilateral scheme.
“Today, Indonesia received the first shipment of AstraZeneca vaccines comprising 1,113,600 shots, with a total weight of 4.1 tonnes, divided into 11,136 cartons,” said Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno Marsudi, during a press conference at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Monday.
The minister said the shipment was the first installment of the first batch of vaccines allocated to Indonesia under the multilateral scheme.
Indonesia will be receiving a total of 11,704,800 shots as part of the first batch, she informed.
“The first batch shipments will continue to be carried out until May, 2021, and Insya Allah (God Willing), the plan is to have more batches following (the first one),” she elaborated.
She also lauded the cooperation among the ministries and institutions in the country, as well as international partnerships with a number of parties, including donor countries, vaccine alliance GAVI, the World Health Organization (WHO), the UNICEF, and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI).
She assured that vaccine diplomacy will continue to be strengthened, adding that diplomatic efforts will also be boosted to support the government’s efforts directed at health resilience and economic recovery.
The minister also underlined the importance of measures taken to ensure equal access to vaccines and said she has been continuously advocating for the cause, including through her role as one of the co-chairs of the COVAX AMC Engagement Group.
Aside from Marsudi, the arrival of the first vaccine shipment from COVAX was also witnessed by the WHO Country Representative in Indonesia, N Paranie, and the UNICEF Country Representative, Debora Comini. (antaranews)
March
Indonesia, UAE committed to driving economic transformation: minister
Written by Nur Yasmin
Mar. 9 - Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are committed to an economic transformation for the future, wherein knowledge, innovation, and technology will drive their economies, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, said.
He made the remarks in the context of the Indonesia-Emirates Amazing Week 2021, which was held last week, in conjunction with the visit of the UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Suhail Al Mazroui, to Indonesia.
"Through the Indonesia-Emirates Amazing Week 2021, I increasingly feel the same spirit and vision that the two countries are preparing something big for the future of their future generations," the Indonesian minister said on his personal Instagram account (@luhut.pandjaitan) on Monday.
He said he remembered telling President Joko Widodo that the UAE should become a pilot model for Indonesia.
According to him, seeing the progress of the country, he also coveted the same thing for Indonesia.
“Therefore, I have also conveyed Indonesia's desire to move forward through the use of sustainable energy. With full confidence I said in front of all delegates that with all the mineral wealth we have, Indonesia is ready to enter the global supply chain for electric and environmentally friendly vehicles," Pandjaitan said.
He also thanked Minister Mazroui for the “meaningful gift” from Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan in the form of the establishment of a mosque and Islamic Center.
The mosque, which will be a replica of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi, will be built in Surakarta City.
"I convey that all the people of Indonesia and the UAE should be proud because they both have visionary and friendly leaders like President @jokowi and Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. I am sure that if there are many leaders like both, then the world will be a better place for everyone,” he stated.
Pandjaitan said the strong commitment brought by Indonesia and the UAE to transforming the economies of the two countries into economies based on knowledge, innovation, and technology would create a big leap for the world, especially amid the economic downturn caused by the current pandemic.
"I hope Minister Suhail's visit and the strong leadership of the two leaders of these friendly countries can bring great benefits to the welfare of the two countries,” he remarked. (antaranews)
March
Indonesia Ranks Second Fastest Vaccination in ASEAN
Written by Nur Yasmin
Mar. 8 - Indonesia ranks second in the fastest vaccination in ASEAN.
Quoting Reuters, Sunday (7/3/2021), a vaccination race is inevitable because vaccination is the key to breaking the chain of the pandemic, which in turn will again accelerate the pace of the economy of each country.
There are at least five vaccines that are popularly used: Pfizer (the United States / US), Sinovac (China), AstraZeneca (Europe), Sputnik (Russia), Novavax (US), and Johnson & Johnson (US).
Apart from that, there is the Covax vaccine developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to suppress the egocentrism effect of developed countries in fighting over vaccines. Most recently, Italy blocked the delivery of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine to Australia.
The pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca requested permission to ship 250,000 doses of vaccines from its factory in Anagni, Italy. However, the Italian government refused the request.
In the midst of such competition, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is optimistic that vaccination in Indonesia can be completed in 1 year. He ordered Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin to speed up the vaccination process.
"I have also ordered the vaccination process for approximately 181.5 million Indonesians to be completed before the end of 2021," he said some time ago in an official statement uploaded on the Youtube channel of the Presidential Secretariat.
Currently, Indonesia has received a supply of 11.7 million additional vaccines for the second phase of vaccination. According to the Ministry of Health, the government this year targets to secure 340.5 million doses of vaccine from five brands, namely Sinovac (125.5 million), AstraZeneca (59 million), Covax (54 million), Novavax (52 million), and Pfizer (50 million). million).
By the first quarter of 2022, it is expected that there will be an additional 86.3 million doses of vaccine from the five producers. Thus, during that period, it is expected that 426.8 million doses of vaccine will be collected to be given to 260 million Indonesians.
It is known that the Covid-19 vaccination using the Sinovac vaccine from China is carried out through two stages of injection. Recipients of the second injection, number is equivalent to 0.4 percent of the total population in Indonesia. Still very small.
In comparison, Singapore has currently injected phase two vaccines into its 215,000 citizens, or the equivalent of 3.7 percent of its population. This places the City State at the top of the country with the fastest vaccination rates in the Region.
However, Indonesia's vaccination performance deserves thumbs up because so far it has only lost compared to Singapore.
In fact, Indonesia is the country with the most populous population in Southeast Asia. According to the records of Our World in Data, Indonesia is better positioned than the five ASEAN member countries in terms of the number of injections per 100 population. (RRI)
March
Indonesia's Covid-19 Test Is Far From WHO Standards
Written by Nur Yasmin
Mar. 8 - The Covid-19 tests carried out in Indonesia are far from the standards set by the World Health Organization (WHO).
WHO has set a standard of screening 1: 1,000 population per week. With data on Indonesia's population of 270.2 million people, naturally around 270 thousand people are examined per week, as reported by CNN Indonesia, Sunday (7/3/2021).
Starting from the first case of March 2, 2020 to March 1, 2021, the number of tests carried out by the Indonesian government was 7,213,192 people with a total of 10,834,875 specimens.
This means that only 2.67 out of 270.2 million Indonesians were examined.
The government continues to strive to reduce the spread of the Corona virus.
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) also extended the micro PPKM in a number of areas which will end soon on March 8, 2021.
PPKM Mikro which was implemented on February 9-21 is claimed to have produced positive statistics, namely the increase in positive cases of the Coronavirus tended to decrease in the seven provinces of Java-Bali.
Likewise with cases of death, also decreased in the seven provinces are DKI Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, East Java, DI Yogyakarta, Banten, and Bali.
The government is also implementing a national vaccination program that started some time ago.
Jokowi targets that the Covid-19 vaccination can target 181 million people to create herd immunity or group immunity.
Previously reported, positive cases of Covid-19 increased by 5,826 people on Sunday (7/3/2021).
Thus, the total number of positive cases in Indonesia reached 1,379,662 people since the first case was announced on March 2, 2020.
As reported by CNN Indonesia, of this number, 1,194,656 people (an increase of 5,146 people) were declared cured, and 37,226 people (an increase of 112 people) died.
Meanwhile, there were 147,740 active cases, with an additional 568 compared to Saturday (6/3/2021).
Previously, positive cases of Covid-19 were exactly a pandemic year in Indonesia, reaching 1,347,026 on March 2, 2021. Of these, 1,160,863 were declared cured and 36,518 died. (RRI)
March
National Covid-19, Positive Cases Reach 1,379,662
Written by Nur Yasmin
Mar. 8 - Positive cases of Covid-19 increased by 5,826 people on Sunday (7/3/2021).
Thus, the total number of positive cases in Indonesia reached 1,379,662 people since the first case was announced on March 2, 2020.
As reported by CNN Indonesia, of this number, 1,194,656 people (an increase of 5,146 people) were declared cured, and 37,226 people (increased by 112 other people) died.
Meanwhile, there were 147,740 active cases, with an additional 568 compared to Saturday (6/3/2021).
Previously, positive cases of Covid-19, exactly one year of the pandemic in Indonesia, reached 1,347,026 on March 2, 2021.
Of these, 1,160,863 were declared cured and 36,518 died. (RRI)
March
Indonesia, UAE agree on cooperation for creative economic development
Written by nuke
Indonesia and UEA agree to strengthen cooperation in developing creative economy ANTARA/HO-Birkom Kemenparekraf
Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to cooperate in developing the creative economy, especially in the sub-sectors of architecture, fashion, design, art, and publication.
"I believe that bilateral ties between Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates will increasingly become stronger due to the G-to-G that we signed today. Two of them deal with cooperation for development of the creative economy," Indonesian Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy /Chief of the Tourism and Creative Economy Board Sandiaga Uno stated on Friday.
The cooperation was marked with the hybrid signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Sandiaga Uno from Manado, North Sulawesi, and UAE Minister of Culture and Youth Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi from Abu Dhabi.
The MoU was inked in the presence of Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, Vice Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy/Vice Chief of the Tourism and Creative Economy Board Angela Tanoesoedibjo, Indonesian Ambassador to UAE Husin Bagis, and UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Suhail Mohamed Faraj Al Mazrouei on the occasion of "Indonesia-Emirates Amazing Week (IEAW) 2021 in Jakarta.IEAW 2021 was initiated by the Indonesian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment, the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy and several relevant ministries and institutions under the efforts to intensify cooperation between both nations in various fields.
The two countries got into discussions over the MoU on creative economy when they attended the World Conference on Creative Economy (WCCE) held in Bali in 2018. The conference, the first of its kind held at the global level, was initiated by Indonesia as a legal umbrella to hold the second WCCE in Dubai in December 2021 on the sidelines of the World Expo 2021.
In addition to the MoU on creative economy, Deputy for Resources and Institution at the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy Wisnu Bawa Tarunajaya and Undersecretary of the UAE Ministry of Culture and Youth Mubarak Al Nakhi signed the Technical Arrangement WCCE 2021 (TA WCCE 2021) virtually.TA WCCE 2021 focuses on outlining role and responsibility of parties pertaining to the preparations for and the holding of WCCE 2021.
Uno highlighted that Indonesia, as the pioneer of WCCE, is proud of the UAE's plan to organize the next WCCE in Dubai on the sidelines of the World Expo 2021.
Hence, the signing of the MoU and WCCE Technical Arrangement document is relevant to the current situation//ANT
March
A healthcare worker records data of senior citizens at a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination program in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta on March 3, 2021. (ANTARA FOTO/Muhammad Adimaja/aww)
The number of Indonesians receiving their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine rose by 127,492 to reach 2,413,615 as of Friday afternoon, according to the Task Force for COVID-19 Handling.
Meanwhile, 14,309 additional people received the second shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, bringing the total count to 1,114,537 since the country rolled out the vaccination campaign on January 13, 2021.
Indonesia reported 6,971 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 6,331 recoveries in the 24 hours ending 12 p.m. Western Indonesian Time (WIB) on Friday.In total, the number of COVID-19 cases reached 1,368,069, while the number of recoveries were recorded at 1,182,687 as of Friday.
With 129 more deaths, the number of fatalities due to COVID-19 reached 37,026.
In the day ending 12 p.m. WIB on Friday, the number of suspected cases reached 66,546, while 36,107 specimens were examined in laboratories for detecting the virus. The number of active cases, or patients under treatment, increased by 511 to touch 148,356.The government has set a target of inoculating 181,554,465 people, or 70 percent of the total population of Indonesia, to build herd immunity against the coronavirus//ANT
March
Mar. 5 - The government is planning to establish a bullion bank to manage the precious metal, considering Indonesia has one of the largest gold mines in the world, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, said.
"We have a big mine and the government is studying the plan to establish a bullion bank," Hartarto said during a working meeting of the Trade Ministry here on Thursday.
Indonesia’s gold imports remain high amid an increase in the price of the commodity, despite the presence of the gold mine, he pointed out.
"This indicates there is something we need to evaluate regarding gold exports and imports," Hartarto said.
With Indonesia's gold and granule exports increasing to US$5,280 million in 2020, the minister said he is optimistic that the development of a bullion bank would benefit the country.
Citing the benefits of a bullion bank, he said, it would save the state's foreign exchange, provide a funding resource for industry, product diversification for banks, and the public would get returns from gold savings.
The Grasberg mine in Papua is the second largest gold mine in the world after the South Deep Gold Mine in South Africa and has 30.2 million ounces of gold reserves, the minister noted.
Indonesia is the seventh largest gold producer in the world, with production in 2020 reaching 130 tons, or 4.59 million ounces a year.
Indonesia's PT ANTAM, a junior gold mining company, produced 1.7 tons of gold in 2020.
Gold consumption in Indonesia remains relatively low, with about 172,800 ounces used in retail investment and 137,600 ounces used in making jewelry.
Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi has assured the ministry will continue to mull on establishing a bullion bank by taking into account various aspects, including its effectiveness in controlling the gold market. (Antaranews)
March
Military, Police urged to assist in expediting vaccination: Minister
Written by Nur Yasmin
Mar. 5 - Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin confirmed he will collaborate with the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) and National Police (Polri) to fast-track the implementation of COVID-19 vaccination.
"Currently, we have started (collaborating) with the private sector and this week with institutions and ministries. We are also collaborating with the TNI-Polri," he remarked while speaking during a productive dialog themed "Digitalization of Vaccination Acceleration" on Thursday.
The TNI and Polri have several healthcare workers that can be empowered to administer vaccine injections. However, the current requirement is locations for the vaccination.
"We invite all TNI (members) to function as vaccinators, as what is required now is people that can inject vaccines," he pointed out.
The Ministry of Health had earlier collaborated with the Halodoc and Gojek start-ups for the implementation of vaccinations, particularly to offer the COVID-19 Vaccination Service Post through a drive-through mechanism.
The government is currently continuing to accelerate vaccination by synergizing with various parties.
Vaccination campaigns have been conducted at various locations, including schools and sports buildings, by offering a drive-through mechanism especially to facilitate elderly people and to also prevent crowds.
Sadikin pointed to the limited number of vaccines posing the main challenge to the vaccination process. The issue has become a hot topic worldwide, and several countries have yet to commence vaccination.
"Our target is that vaccinations are completed in one year. In the first six months, only 90 million doses of vaccine were available for 45 million Indonesians," he remarked.
In the following six months, some 140 million people must be vaccinated. "This necessitates synergy with various parties since the Ministry of Health cannot do it alone," he stated. (Antaranews)
March
Ministry should expedite negotiations on international agreements
Written by Nur Yasmin
Mar. 5 - The Ministry of Trade can speed up the completion of negotiations on several international agreements between Indonesia and partner nations, according to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).
"The settlement of negotiations with potential countries should be accelerated. This is a priority agenda," President Jokowi noted at the State Palace in Jakarta, Thursday.
Jokowi made the statement at the opening of the 2021 Ministry of Trade National Working Meeting.
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, Minister of Trade Muhammad Lutfi, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, and other relevant officials were other attendees at the meeting.
"We need a new export market. We have completed the IA CEPA (Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement) with Australia, Korea, and the EU," President Jokowi stated.
The Indonesia-Australia CEPA was signed on March 4, 2019, and officially took effect on July 5, 2020, after the ratification process spanning 10 months.
Meanwhile, Indonesia and South Korea officially inked a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement or Indonesia-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IK-CEPA) in Seoul on December 18, 2020.
However, the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (I-EU CEPA) negotiations are still underway.
The 10th round of negotiations got delayed owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, and both parties held virtual intercession talks on June 15-26, 2020. Furthermore, the 10th round is expected to be held in March 2021 and planned to be completed by the end of 2021.
"The minister should complete it soon," he remarked.
Jokowi also requested for the implementation of 23 signed bilateral and regional trade agreements.
"Business actors should take advantage of it. I will cite an example. For instance, we already have the IA CEPA with Australia. Look at the opportunities there. I think a big opportunity exists in the automotive sector," President Jokowi pointed out.
Indonesian entrepreneurs can penetrate the market in Australia, and of course, the opportunity will arise for the exports of other MSME products.
"MSMEs have the opportunity to receive assistance and encouragement in order to increase the export value and diversify products to our trading partner countries," Jokowi stated.
The president also called for emphasis to be laid on manufacturing industry sectors that absorb significant workforce.
"For instance, automotive, electronics, textiles, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals as well as food and beverages must be offered stimulus and export facilities. Incentives should be provided to expand markets, especially for non-traditional countries, by capitalizing on the trade cooperation," he explained.
There is also the need to optimize the performance of Indonesian trade representatives abroad.
"We have a trade attaché. We have an ITPC (Indonesian Trade Promotion Center). Everyone must move," President Jokowi affirmed.
Apart from Australia and South Korea, Indonesia has also signed a CEPA with Chile that entered into force on August 10, 2019.
The enactment of the IC-CEPA translates to the abolition of tariffs on 7,669 Indonesian products to Chile, with 78.3 percent of the products directly getting a zero-percent tariff.
Indonesian products, comprising agricultural, canned fishery, and manufactured items, enjoy a zero-percent tariff in the Chilean market. (Antaranews)