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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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June
TNI chief urges WPO to be able to help resolve interstate conflicts
Written by Nur Yasmin
Chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) General Andika Perkasa has appealed to the World Peace Organization (WPO) to be able to play a role in helping resolve interstate conflicts around the world.
General Andika Perkasa made the statement following his meeting with several WPO's executive members who paid a courtesy call as broadcast on Perkasa's official YouTube channel on Saturday.
At the meeting, the WPO's executive members appealed for the TNI's support and directives to enable them to carry out the world peace mission, and to install an inscription of symbolic world peace in Papua.
Perkasa highlighted the importance of the WPO's presence in promoting more normative solutions to the interstate conflicts.
To this end, resolving the interstate conflicts should not merely rely on international agencies. A domestically-scaled organization could also play a role in reducing tension of the conflicting parties, he said.
He further said that members of civil society's role in reducing tension of conflicting parties was significant.
At the meeting, WPO's Deputy President Bambang Hari said the WPO, currently joint by 27 retired TNI generals, is formed to promote insightful thoughts and discipline as standardized by the TNI.
General Perkasa was sworn in by President Joko Widodo as the TNI commander on November 17, 2021 in place of Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, who reached the retirement age of 58, on November 8, 2021.
According to observers, Papua is a challenge during Perkasa's leadership as armed conflicts are still occurring in Papua and West Papua though the central and regional governments have been making the utmost efforts to improve the welfare of local communities by intensifying regional development.
Papua has borne witness to a spate of violence against civilians and security personnel in the past few years.
Intan Jaya recorded its bloodiest month in September 2020, with notorious armed groups launching a series of attacks that claimed the lives of two soldiers and two civilians and left two others injured.
On April 25, 2021, Papuan separatists, operating in Beoga, fatally ambushed chief of the Papua State Intelligence Agency I Gusti Putu Danny Karya Nugraha and several security personnel during their visit to Dambet village.
Nugraha died of gunshot wounds. (Antaranews)
June
PLN builds 27 EV charging stations in tourist destinations
Written by Nur Yasmin
State-owned electricity company PT PLN has built 27 public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, locally known as SPKLU, in a number of tourist destinations to support the development of environmentally friendly tourism.
PLN's Business Director for Java, Madura, and Bali regions Haryanto WS said there were five leading tourist destinations where the EV charging stations were built, namely the Borobudur Temple area, Prambanan Temple area, Bali, Lombok, and Labuan Bajo.
"We are ready to support green tourism in Indonesia by readying electricity infrastructure, and it can also serve as a chance to promote the importance of shifting to electric vehicles," he said in a statement here on Sunday.
PLN has built many EV charging stations as part of its support for accelerating the clean energy transition in Indonesia.
Haryanto pointed out that the provision of SPKLU is one of PLN's efforts to push the country's electric vehicle ecosystem development.
According to him, the utilization of electric vehicles for tourism purposes that connect the main points of tourism, such as airports, hotels, and tourist attractions, is expected to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector significantly.
"Currently, we are preparing the SPKLU network to support the presence of electric vehicles in several other tourist destinations, namely Lake Toba, Likupang, and Mandalika, which are targeted for completion in October 2022," he informed.
PLN President Director Darmawan Prasodjo assessed that the presence of SPKLU is essential in the future due to the shift to electric vehicles.
He claimed that the use of electricity in the transportation sector has more benefits in terms of costs and emission levels.
"PLN is ready to provide abundant and clean energy-based electricity supply to encourage this electric vehicle ecosystem in Indonesia to become massive. It is time for a shift from fossil energy to environmentally friendly and abundant energy in Indonesia," Prasodjo remarked.
Aside from the charging stations, PT PLN also provides home charging services with a 30 percent discount for charging at customers' homes from 10 pm to 5 am. The company has also established public electric vehicle battery exchange stations or SPBKLU for two-wheeled vehicles.
To facilitate customers in finding the nearest charging stations, PLN has added the electric vehicle feature to the PLN Mobile application. (Antaranews)
June
2022 World Environment Day moment to increase awareness: minister
Written by Nur Yasmin
Minister of Environment and Forestry (LHK) Siti Nurbaya said the 2022 World Environment Day commemoration must become a moment to increase awareness of improving fair behavior towards the environment.
"The commemoration of the 2022 World Environment Day is an important moment to continue to grow, raise awareness to improve fair behavior towards the environment," Nurbaya stated in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry's post on Sunday on the occasion of World Environment Day, which is celebrated every June 5.
According to her, due to the persistence, real action and hard work from all elements of the nation in carrying out various President Joko Widodo's key policies related to environmental development and natural resources management, currently, there have been multiple improvements, such as in structural transformation and natural and human productivity in overcoming inequality, and in creating prosperity.
Under President Joko Widodo's administration, various corrective steps have also been taken to support the community, which are actualized by allocating 12.7 million hectares of social forest and 4.1 million hectares of land reserved for the agrarian reform.
The minister also pointed out other environmental development efforts, such as the permanent primary natural forest and peat moratorium, restoration of peat water management, rehabilitation of watersheds and mangroves, sustainable forest management and development of forestry multi-business.
In addition, several other government efforts include taking preventive measures against the loss of biodiversity, protecting wildlife through conservation, implementing policies on forest and land fires prevention, reducing deforestation rate, implementing various climate policies, including the FoLU Net Sink 2030, and strengthening the work instruments, such as law enforcement.
Nurbaya expressed appreciation and gratitude for the achievements thanks to cooperation involving various parties such as the government, society, communities, companies, and academics.
"The challenges ahead are not easier. Objectivity and clarity in how we look at problems and build articulation of problem-solving are crucial foundations for collaboration," she remarked. (Antaranews)
June
Indonesia has strategic place in international shipping lane: ministry
Written by Nur Yasmin
Indonesia has a strategic role given its location in one of the most important international shipping lanes connecting Asian countries with major regions of the world, an official from the Transportation Ministry has said.
"Indonesia, along with the littoral states (Malaysia and Singapore), maintains the safety, security, and maritime environment along the Malacca Straits and Singapore Straits," head of the Transportation Human Resources Development Agency of the ministry, Djoko Sasono, said, according to a press release issued here on Thursday.
He made the statement during a lecture at the ministry’s Jakarta School of Maritime Transportation (STIP) on “Challenge and Opportunity in Sea Transportation Industry,” which also featured Danish Ambassador to Indonesia, Lars Bo Larsen, and director of Maersk Indonesia, Ery Hardianto, as speakers.
The ministry’s official emphasized that preparing competent and quality human resources is very important to realize the government’s vision of making Indonesia the world's maritime axis.
It is a strategic policy, considering that Indonesia is one of the largest maritime countries in the world comprising more than 17 thousand islands and a maritime area that is equal to two-thirds of the country's total territory.
"Competitive and quality human resources cannot be produced without superior education and training institutions," Sasono remarked.
Head of STIP, Captain Sudiono, said the lecture was the Transportation Ministry’s attempt to improve the knowledge of the school’s undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as the participants of the ministry’s Double Degree Scholarship Program regarding the maritime and shipping industry in developed countries.
The scholarship program was offered in collaboration with the Indonesian Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) and Dutch Rotterdam University.
During the lecture, the Danish Ambassador to Indonesia highlighted the role of the shipping industry in supporting global trade and driving economic growth.
He said that like Indonesia, Denmark, as a maritime country, has set a green transition target to tackle climate change.
"Indonesia can play a role in the global energy transition through Indonesia’s 2022 G20 Presidency, including encouraging global (green transition) mechanisms, providing decarbonization (mechanism), (establishing) green maritime centers, producing future (eco-friendly) fuels, as well as preserving nature," he added. (Antaranews)
June
World needs US$125 trillion to achieve 2050 emissions target:T20
Written by Nur Yasmin
The world needs climate-related investment of US$125 trillion to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, lead co-chair of Think 20 (T20), Bambang Brodjonegoro, has said.
The figure is based on data from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), he informed at a webinar on T20 Indonesia, accessed from Jakarta on Thursday.
The investment includes an annual investment of US$32 trillion in the six main sectors that accounted for one-third of the global gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021, he said.
The six sectors are electricity, which will require an investment of US$16 trillion, transportation (US$5.4 trillion), buildings (US$5.2 trillion), industry (US$2.2 trillion), low emission fuels (US$1.5 trillion), agriculture and other land use (US$1.5 trillion).
However, there is a wider gap between the financing capacity of the green economy in developing countries and developed nations, Brodjonegoro noted.
"The economic capacity of developing countries is naturally lower than that of developed nations. It is not surprising that they have lower fiscal and monetary capacity," he said.
In fact, the COVID-19 pandemic whose handling has required a great deal of financing has worsened fiscal and monetary capacity, he said.
Many low- and middle-income countries, which are committed to cutting carbon dioxide emissions, often have limited fiscal space and binding external financing obstacles, he added.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic engulfed the world, low- and middle-income countries spent a great deal of funds on reducing carbon dioxide emissions on a large scale at the expense of other important long-term economic development projects such as those related to basic infrastructure, school buildings, and hospitals, he pointed out.
"COVID-19 has increasingly worsened fiscal obstacles faced by low- and middle-income countries," he said.
Thus, collaboration among countries is sorely needed to address the challenges to mitigating climate change, he added. (Antaranews)
June
Indonesia's full vaccination coverage second lowest in SE Asia: govt
Written by Nur Yasmin
Indonesia’s complete COVID-19 vaccination coverage is the second lowest in Southeast Asia after the Philippines although it has exceeded the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) target of 60 percent.
“Unfortunately, Indonesia’s complete dose vaccination coverage has only reached 62 percent. (The number is) lower than in other countries," government spokesperson for COVID-19 handling, Wiku Adisasmito, said at a virtual press conference on the “Development of COVID-19 Handling” on Thursday.
This means that only 167.5 million people out of a total of 273.5 million have received the second dose of the vaccination.
The figure is lower than for Singapore (91 percent), Malaysia (83 percent), Vietnam (80 percent), and Thailand (75 percent).
Meanwhile, full vaccination coverage in the Philippines is the lowest at 34 percent.
According to the spokesperson, there are six provinces whose vaccination coverage is below the national average, namely Central Sulawesi, North Maluku, West Sulawesi, Maluku, West Papua, and Papua.
"Considering that Indonesia is the world’s fourth most populous country, the percentage must continue to be increased. The higher vaccination coverage in neighboring countries who have a smaller population than Indonesia should motivate us to increase the coverage to protect as many people as possible," he said.
Hence, he appealed to all parties to not be careless and remain vigilant as the WHO has not revoked the global pandemic status.
He also asked people who have not been vaccinated to go to the nearest health facility to get the shot without delay.
Meanwhile, Adisasmito asked all local governments to continuously monitor vaccination coverage in their respective regions and coordinate with the Health Ministry to avoid any shortage in vaccine stocks.
“Furthermore, we (who have been vaccinated) can contribute by encouraging our relatives who have not been vaccinated to do so immediately. Please remember that herd immunity is our main protection for maintaining the success of handling the COVID-19 pandemic," he added. (Antaranews)
June
G20 presidency emblematic of global acknowledgment of Indonesia's role
Written by Nur Yasmin
Coordinating Economic Affairs Ministry's secretary, Susiwijono, affirmed that the G20 presidency entrusted to Indonesia in 2022 symbolizes acknowledgment of its strategic role in representing Southeast Asia in terms of the global economy and financial architecture.
Through the G20 Presidency, Indonesia is also expected to encourage improvement of the quality of human resources (HR) and the quantity of new workers, particularly in the tourism sector, regional revitalization and promotion of the tourism sector, opportunities for cooperation to achieve SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) targets, as well as exposure to the potential and economy of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
"In total, 437 events to be held comprise 184 meetings and 253 side events. The climax will be the G20 summit on November 15-16, 2022. It is a meeting at the head of state level," Susiwijono noted in an official statement here on Wednesday.
According to the ministry's secretary, global challenges that continue to develop have led to discussions on G20 priorities not only on financial issues but also on non-health issues.
Through the theme "Recover Together, Recover Stronger," Indonesia brings up the three main topics of global health architecture, digital-based economic transformation, and sustainable energy transition in the implementation of its G20 Presidency this year, he stated.
Susiwijono expressed optimism that the discussion of these three issues would strengthen and restructure post-pandemic global health governance and architecture, create economic value through the utilization of digital technology, and reach a global agreement to accelerate the energy transition process.
"The G20 Forum is also expected to bring strategic benefits to Indonesia economically and socio-culturally," Susiwijono remarked.
Hence, he also noted that on March 14, 2022, the United Nations had formed the Global Crisis Response Group (GCRG) to tackle food, energy, and financial issues, wherein these issues are also related to the main agenda of the G20.
The GCRG will facilitate decision-making and global consensus on action steps, or key requests, to avoid, mitigate, and respond to the impacts of food, energy, and financial crises; promote action steps through public and private advocacy; and encourage the participation of critical states and actors as well as boost public discussion.
The GCRG comprises six heads of state from Senegal, Denmark, Germany, Barbados, Bangladesh, and Indonesia that had been appointed as GCRG Champions. Meanwhile, the Secretary General of the United Nations and the President of Senegal, who is also the Chair of the African Union, will be the Co-Chair of the GCRG. (Antaranews)
June
At least 183 COVID-19 patients recovered from the virus as of 12 p.m. local time on Wednesday (June 1, 2022), according to the COVID-19 Handling Task Force.
The recoveries took the total number of recovered patients since the start of the pandemic in March 2020 to 5,895,606, data received here from the task force showed.
The provinces that contributed the most recoveries were Jakarta, with 79 recoveries; West Java, 34 recoveries; East Java, 22 recoveries; Banten, 20 recoveries, and North Sumatra, with 10 recoveries, the task force reported.
The task force also recorded an increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases by 368 on Wednesday. The provinces that reported the highest number of confirmed cases were Jakarta (164), Yogyakarta (43), West Java (42), Banten (30), and East Java (27).
With the additional cases, Indonesia's total COVID-19 tally reached 6,055,341.
Meanwhile, three deaths were recorded on Wednesday: one from East Java, one from Central Java, and one from Jambi, taking the total count to 156,594.
The task force reported that, as of Wednesday, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Indonesia stood at 3,141, up by 182 compared to the previous day.
Further, as many as 2,445 suspected cases were identified, while the number of specimens tested reached 57,579.
The daily specimen positivity rate was recorded at 1.15 percent, while the daily person positivity rate was pegged at 0.88 percent.
Earlier, head of the Department of Community Medicine at the University of Indonesia's Faculty of Medicine (FKUI), Dr. Retno Asti Werdhani, M. Epid, asked the public to not be careless in protecting themselves from COVID-19 exposure, even though the spread of the virus in Indonesia has been brought under control.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia has significantly decreased and tended to be under control, she noted.
"From the highest figure recorded around March, the number of (daily confirmed) cases has decreased by more than 50 percent, and we have maintained it for a minimum of three to four weeks," she said. (Antaranews)
June
45.93 million Indonesians get COVID booster dose
Written by Nur Yasmin
At least 45.93 million Indonesian citizens have received the third or booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of Wednesday, the COVID-19 Handling Task Force has reported.
According to data received here from the task force, the number of booster dose recipients in Indonesia grew by 261,972 on Wednesday, taking the total tally to 45,934,944.
Meanwhile, the number of fully vaccinated people, or those who have received two doses, swelled by 86,435 to reach 167,507,245.
Then, the number of people who have obtained the first dose rose by 60,417, taking their total number to 200,327,825.
As part of efforts to boost community immunity against COVID-19, the Indonesian government launched a nationwide vaccination program on January 13, 2021.
The government is targeting to vaccinate as many as 208,265,720 citizens across the country.
So far, 96.19 percent of the targeted recipients have received the first vaccine dose, 80.43 percent have received the second dose, and 22.06 percent have received the third dose.
Earlier, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin had said that President Joko Widodo had called for the intensification of booster vaccinations in order to increase coverage.
The Health Ministry's sero-survey in March 2022 had shown that the booster dose is effective in bolstering the body's immunity against COVID-19, Sadikin informed.
In addition, the implementation of COVID-19 vaccination services needs to be intensified so that vaccines can be distributed without delay and their stocks do not pile up in storage locations and expire before use, he added.
The first case of COVID-19 in Indonesia was confirmed in March 2020. According to data from the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, as of June 1, 2022, the nation has recorded a total of 6,055,341 COVID-19 cases, 5,895,606 recoveries, and 156,594 deaths. (Antaranews)
May
Various funding sources needed for environmental management: Ministry
Written by Nur Yasmin
Funding for environmental management and encouraging sustainable development as part of the climate handling strategy requires various sources, Climate Change Handling Director General at the Environment and Forestry Ministry Laksmi Dhewanthi stated.
"We cannot only rely on the government's budget and conventional funding sources," Dhewanthi noted during the STOCKHOLM +50 virtual public discussion on Monday.
"We need other sources, other fundings," she remarked.
At a discussion on mobilization of resources to support environmental protection, she explained that resources outside of the government, such as entrepreneurs, capital market, and the people, are necessary to encourage sustainable development.
In addition to the mobilization of resources, understanding and planning are deemed necessary to achieve the climate target that had been set based on the required resources, Dhewanthi stated.
"This funding strategy is not just a strategy to obtain as much money as possible but also to obtain or prepare an activity plan design and financing need plan," she explained.
"We have to ensure that we know exactly what we need and know precisely how to measure the achievement of these targets," she added.
In addition, accurate funding partners or sources are necessary.
Several demand fulfillment strategies for environmental protection and management include bolstering fiscal policy, strengthening private investment's appeal, development of innovative financing instruments, such as green sukuk (Islamic bonds), and improving access to global funding.
These strategies need to be combined by not just the government but also all stakeholders.
This is because all parties need to make efforts to preserve and manage the environment as well as to achieve sustainable development goals.
"Let us hope that all of us can continue to collaborate and continue to cooperate to mobilize various types of resources that we need to utilize to reach those goals," Dhewanthi affirmed. (Antaranews)