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Illustration—A solar power station on Messah Island, East Nusa Tenggara. Indonesia has proposed three priority issues for energy transition for the G20 meeting: energy access, technology transfer, and funding. (ANTARA/HO-PT PLN/aa) - 

Indonesia's G20 Presidency, which entails hundreds of working groups, ministers, and head of state meetings, will be beneficial for the energy transition effort, an official from the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has said.

The ministry's director general of new, renewable energy, and energy conservation, Dadan Kusdiana, said that as the current holder of the G20 Presidency, Indonesia has the right to conceive and raise any issue for deliberation at the forum.

"The energy transition theme (raised by Indonesia) will ensure that while the national interest remains a priority, G20 member states will also be benefited at the same time," he explained during an online dialogue on energy transition for green economy, broadcast by IDX Channel and accessed from Jakarta on Friday.

Indonesia has proposed three priority issues on the energy transition theme for the G20 meeting, he noted.

The first priority issue is ensuring energy access reliability, affordability, and availability, he informed.

Indonesia's decision to raise the issue is due to current challenges that the country is facing in ensuring electricity access for all residents, he said.

"Despite not much, there are some of our residents that are yet to receive electricity access. (The decision to raise this issue) will also emphasize the importance of electricity access to the global community," Kusdiana remarked.

The ministry will promote energy access from affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern sources, particularly energy needed for electrification and daily cooking, he said.

The second priority issue will be technology utilization, he said, adding that the G20 Presidency will benefit Indonesia and could encourage technology transfer from developed countries.

There are several technologies and innovations that the ministry is seeking to develop: energy storage system, carbon capture and storage system, and green industry development, the director general added.

The funding for energy transition will be the third priority issue for Indonesia, he said. 

As Indonesia continues engaging in bilateral dialogue to gather support on energy development, investment opportunities to address the funding issue on the energy transition will bolster the domestic economy and natural resource utilization, as well as open new job opportunities, Kusdiana added.

"In principle, the three priority issues that we propose are on access, technology, and funding, that will be essential for Indonesia to bolster the energy transition," he said//ANT