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The government is committed to maintaining sustainability in using clean energy in the electricity sector, especially increasing the use of renewable energy, one of which is through regulation of energy prices sourced from renewable energy.
"One principle applied by the government in energy development is sustainability," said Director General of Electricity at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Rida Mulyana in written statement in Jakarta, Wednesday.
Rida explained, in addition to sustainability, the government has 5K principles in energy development, namely the first is availability, and the second is the quality of electricity itself.
"If electricity is sufficient but the carpet is not good, the government must ensure that people who enjoy electricity of good quality," he explained.
The next principle, added Rida, is affordability, energy prices must be affordable for all elements of society. Meanwhile, the fourth is sustainability and the last one is justice so that people throughout Indonesia can feel the same way.
To accelerate the energy transition, Rida said that soon the government will issue regulations related to new and renewable energy tariffs.
"We will issue a Presidential Regulation for renewable energy tariffs PLN would purchase, and hopefully will increase the use of EBT in Indonesia," he said.
Meanwhile, the President Director of PT. PLN (Persero) Zulkifli Zaini said to support the government's efforts to transition energy to renewable energy, PT. PLN (Persero) has created three programs aimed at accelerating the development of EBT in Indonesia.
"The first program for EBT development is in the long-term plan of PLN, which is 5 GW, which has been planned in RUPTL, and the second program is the Green Booster at 3.5 GW," he explained.
The Green Booster program includes innovations in the development of NRE including the co-firing program, the development of solar PV on ex-mining land, and the utilization of the existing dam belonging to the Ministry of PUPR.
And the third program is large scale renewable. PT PLN will develop large-scale EBT generators to improve the economy by preparing hydropower plants for industrial needs.
"We hope that the various innovations carried out by PLN can inspire all of us to innovate and find alternatives to NRE development that are more cost-efficient and have good reliability," he concluded.
Meanwhile, various series of events to commemorate National Electricity Day (HLN) 2020 organized by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources include the Energy Sustainability Society Summit on 27 October.
On November 3, there will be the operational launch of the Public Electric Vehicle Battery Exchange Station (SPBKLU) and the Awarding of Electricity Safety Award (K2) which is scheduled to be attended by the Minister of EMR Arifin Tasrif. (Antaranews)