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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
Indonesia could be second choice for 2032 Olympic host: Thohir
Written by Nur Yasmin
Indonesia will stand a chance to be chosen as host of the 2023 Olympics if Brisbane, Australia, does not get the necessary votes during the 183rd IOC Session, International Olympic Committee member Erick Thohir said. Thohir, who is also Indonesia’s State-owned Enterprises (SOE) Minister, made the statement in response to the IOC Executive Council proposing Brisbane as the host of the 2032 Olympics at the recommendation of the Future Olympic Host Commission.
Thohir emphasized that it was just a proposal since the decision could only be confirmed if Brisbane won the IOC members’ vote in Tokyo on July 21, 2021.
Thohir is the only Indonesian representative who will have voting rights in the election.
“It is not impossible like in Asian Games, when Vietnam stepped back and it was a possibility. Thus, I have told Mr. Okto (Indonesia’s Olympic Committee chairman) that we have to remain becoming the wing and stay aggressive,” Thohir said.
“We have potential. We can be the option to become the next host if we can be the second preferred bidder. So, this is what we have to do,” he added.
Currently, Indonesia has stepped up continuous dialogue in pursuit of obtaining the status of the 2032 Olympic host along with Unified Korea, he informed.
If it successfully organizes international and championship events that are scheduled to be held here, such as the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup, 2023 FIBA World Cup, and 2023 FIFA World Cup U-20, Indonesia can move from continuous dialogue to targeted dialogue till it is selected as the preferred host during the bidding process, he explained.
If Brisbane is not selected during the IOC’s voting session, the Olympic Host Commission would not continue to another candidacy using a similar process, Thohir said.
Besides Brisbane and Indonesia, there are at least four other countries in the fray to host the 2032 Olympics — Germany, Hungary, Qatar, and Unified Korea. (Antaranews)
June
Foreign Minister Marsudi visits Italy to attend G20 meeting
Written by Nur Yasmin
Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi is on a visit to Italy to attend the Group of 20 (G20) ministers meeting.
Prior to the series of meetings involving G20 foreign ministers in Bari and Matera, Minister Marsudi met her Italian and Canadian counterparts, Luigi Di Malo and Canadian Marc Garneau in Rome on Sunday (June 27).
During the meeting, Marsudi discussed the G20 presidency with Italian Foreign Minister Di Malo.
"Italy is holding the G20 presidency this year, and next year, it will be Indonesia's turn to hold the G20 presidency. We are committed to supporting each other's presidency," the minister stated via an audio recording sent to reporters by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Monday.
Both ministers concurred on discussing cooperation on trade, investment, vaccines, and several international and regional issues.
Meanwhile, Minister Garneau of Canada conveyed his support for Indonesia's presidency of the G20 in 2022.
In a bilateral setting, Marsudi and Garneau welcomed the negotiation process of the Indonesia-Canada Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement that has begun to take place.
"I also place emphasis on the importance of strengthening global vaccine cooperation that has become a concern for both Indonesia and Canada. Additionally, we discussed several regional issues that have become our shared concern," she explained.
At the end of her activities in Rome, she participated in a virtual coordination meeting with Chief of the National Development Planning Agency, Suharso Monoarfa, who will join her in the Joint Ministerial Meeting between the foreign minister and development minister on food security on June 29 in Matera.
She will then embark on a trip to the southern Italian city of Bari to participate in the meeting with several G20 foreign ministers as well as those of other countries.
Members of the G20 comprise Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the Great Britain, and the United States.
The G20 meeting will lay emphasis on several issues, including strengthening multilateralism, global order, food resilience, and sustainable recovery in developing countries, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The group is projected to be able to lead international response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it expects discussions on international response and strategy to be more prominent during the meeting. Issues around equitable access to vaccine and diagnosis, as well medical treatment are the key points in the health and economic focus.
The ministers are also expected to discuss long-term recovery strategies for the economy, environment, and health after the pandemic in a bid to build resilience against future health crises. (Antaranews)
June
COVID vaccinations to begin soon for children aged 12-17: President
Written by Nur Yasmin
With COVID-19 vaccines produced by China’s Sinovac receiving regulatory approval for use in children, vaccinations will be rolled out for 12- to 17-year-olds soon, President Joko Widodo has said.
"We are thankful for the issuance of the EUA (emergency-use authorization) by the BPOM (Food and Drugs Supervisory Agency) for the Sinovac vaccine, in which it was stated that the Sinovac vaccines are safe for 12-17 year olds, and vaccinations for children within the age range can soon be carried out," said President Joko Widodo in a press statement streamed via the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube channel from Jakarta on Monday.
Reiterating the importance of everyone's contribution in the effort to stem the spread of COVID-19, President Widodo asked people to not hesitate to get vaccinated, and at the same time, strictly adhere to the health protocols.
"Maintain distance, wear masks, wash hands and once again I would like to remind everyone not to leave their homes for non-essential matters," he urged.
The national COVID-19 vaccination program administered 1.3 million shots on Saturday, June 26, 2021, exceeding the target set by the government of reaching one million shots per day by July this year.
Widodo lauded all parties, especially the Ministry of Health, the military and police forces, the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises, and private sector players who took part in the vaccination drive for their hard work, as well as the people who willingly received the shots.
He reiterated his request to all staff to maintain the distribution of one million vaccine doses every day until the end of July, 2021.
He also said the vaccination target will be doubled to two million doses per day from August, 2021.
"I remind all parties to work hard to meet the target of one million vaccinations per day and to maintain it until the end of July, and we can double that for August, 2021 and reach two million doses per day," Widodo remarked. (Antaranews)
June
President targeting two million daily vaccinations by August
Written by Nur Yasmin
Indonesian President Joko Widodo is targeting to scale up COVID-19 vaccinations to cover two million people per day by August this year.
He has reiterated his request to all staff to maintain the distribution of one million vaccine doses every day until the end of July, 2021.
"I would like to express the highest appreciation for the distribution of 1.3 million vaccine doses on Saturday, June 26 (2021), exceeding the target of one million vaccinations per day that was set starting July, 2021," he said at a virtual press conference that was streamed on the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube channel from Jakarta on Monday.
Widodo lauded all parties, especially the Ministry of Health, the military and police forces, the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises, and private sector players who took part in the vaccination drive for their hard work, as well as the people who willingly received the shots.
He then said the vaccination target will be doubled to two million doses per day from August, 2021.
"I remind all parties to work hard to meet the target of one million vaccinations per day and to maintain it until the end of July, and we can double that for August, 2021 and reach two million doses per day," Widodo said. (Antaranews)
June
MPR backs uses of 27 hajj dormitories for treating COVID-19 patients
Written by Nur Yasmin
People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Deputy Speaker Hidayat Nur Wahid has expressed support for the government's decision to use 27 hajj dormitories across Indonesia as self-isolation centers for COVID-19 patients.
To this end, the Ministry of Religious Affairs is suggested to coordinate with related ministries and National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), he said in a statement that ANTARA quoted here Sunday.
"May the preparation for necessary health facilities at the hajj dormitories be completed soon as several hospitals are being overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients," Wahid said.
Over the past few weeks, Jakarta and several other provinces across Indonesia have witnessed a significant increase in new COVID-19 cases in the midst of ongoing vaccination drives.
As a result, according to the government's COVID-19 Task Force, as of June 23, 2021, the bed occupancy rates at many referral hospitals in six provinces had exceeded 80 percent.
To prevent the country's hospitals from getting overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, the Ministry of Religious Affairs' decision to use hajj dormitories as self-isolation centers is appreciated, he said.
Indonesia's daily coronavirus cases climbed by 21,095 on Saturday, taking the total number of cases recorded since the start of the pandemic in March, 2020 to 2,093,962.
Jakarta added the highest number of daily cases at 9,271, followed by West Java (3,787), Central Java (2,305), East Java (989), and Yogyakarta (782).
Only North Kalimantan reported no new cases, according to the government's COVID-19 Task Force.
In response to the alarming resurgence of cases, President Joko Widodo has highlighted the necessity for state institutions and all levels of government to be on the same wavelength.
The current situation that Indonesia is facing is still an extraordinary one and must be responded to with fast and appropriate policies, the President added.
Such a fast and appropriate response requires state institutions, the central government, and regional governments to be on the same frequency, he said on Friday.
The COVID-19 pandemic initially struck the Chinese city of Wuhan in 2019 and thereafter spread across the world, including to nations in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Indonesian government announced the nation's first confirmed cases on March 2, 2020.
Since then, the central and regional governments have striven incessantly to flatten the nation's coronavirus curve by applying healthcare protocols and social restrictions.
As part of efforts to win the fight against COVID-19, the Indonesian government has also been conducting a nationwide vaccination program to contain infections since January 13, 2021.
Indonesia recently received 10 million doses of bulk vaccines from China's Sinovac.
As of June 20, 2021, the nation has received 104,728,400 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, comprising 94.5 million Sinovac vaccines, 8.228 million AstraZeneca vaccines, and 2 million Sinopharm vaccines.
The Indonesian Health Ministry has estimated that vaccinating the 181.5 million recipients targeted by the nationwide immunization program would take around 15 months. (Antaranews)
June
Indonesia's daily vaccination rate has surpassed one million doses
Written by Nur Yasmin
The government has reached the target of one million COVID-19 vaccine jabs per day faster than its target on July, as on Saturday (June 26) alone it had administered 1.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines.
"It's a good news. Yesterday, Indonesia had administered 1.3 million (COVID-19) vaccines in a day. Thanks to the Indonesian Military/Police, local governments, and state and private enterprises, for their help," Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said in a statement here on Sunday.
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has set a target of conducting a daily vaccination rate to one million doses starting in early July.
Sadikin said the target could be reached with the support and help of various parties, including the military and police that held simultaneous vaccination drives by providing one million doses across the country.
"Vaccination is a key to curb the virus transmission hence it would lower the spike in COVID-19 cases, and help us survive the pandemic. One of the government's strategies is seeking efforts to secure vaccine supplies, and speed up vaccination program to protect people," he said.
As of June 26, he said, more than 27 million people had received their first shots while at least 13 million people had got their second doses of vaccines.
The Health Ministry has continued to increase the pace of vaccination in cooperation with all elements in the society at large.
The ministry has issued a circular that instructed all heath facilities across the country to give the vaccine jabs to all people regardless of their domicile as stipulated in their ID cards.
The government, he said, would secure the availability of vaccine stocks through multilateral as well as bilateral schemes to maintain the high pace of vaccination at one million doses per day.
"I call on all Indonesian people to take this opportunity because only with vaccination and strict implementation of health protocols, we can survive the pandemic," Sadikin said. (Antaranews)
June
Over 13 million Indonesians fully get vaccinated: COVID-19 task force
Written by Nur Yasmin
Indonesia's COVID-19 Task Force announced that as of Sunday at 12 noon, the country has got 13,109,031 fully-vaccinated citizens.
The total number of fully-vaccinated citizens was reached after 90,507 more Indonesians got their second dose of COVID-19 vaccines in the past 24 hours, the task force noted.
The single-day increase of second-dose recipients, however, was much lower that of the first-dose ones that was recorded at 1,083,632, according to the task force.
The single-day increase has brought Indonesia's first-dose recipients to 27,115,763 as of Sunday at 12 noon, the task force said.
Over the past few weeks, Jakarta and several other provinces across Indonesia have witnessed an alarming resurgence of COVID-19 cases amid the government's ongoing vaccination drives.
Indonesia's daily coronavirus cases climbed by 21,095 on Saturday, taking the total number of cases recorded since the start of the pandemic in March, 2020 to 2,093,962.
Jakarta added the highest number of daily cases at 9,271, followed by West Java (3,787), Central Java (2,305), East Java (989), and Yogyakarta (782).
Only North Kalimantan reported no new cases, according to the government's COVID-19 Task Force.
In response to the alarming resurgence of cases, President Joko Widodo has highlighted the necessity for state institutions and all levels of government to be on the same wavelength.
The current situation that Indonesia is facing is still an extraordinary one and must be responded to with fast and appropriate policies, the President added.
Such a fast and appropriate response requires state institutions, the central government, and regional governments to be on the same frequency, he said on Friday.
The COVID-19 pandemic initially struck the Chinese city of Wuhan in 2019 and thereafter spread across the world, including to nations in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Indonesian government announced the nation's first confirmed cases on March 2, 2020.
Since then, the central and regional governments have striven incessantly to flatten the nation's coronavirus curve by applying healthcare protocols and social restrictions.
As part of efforts to win the fight against COVID-19, the Indonesian government has also been conducting a nationwide vaccination program to contain infections since January 13, 2021.
Indonesia recently received 10 million doses of bulk vaccines from China's Sinovac.
As of June 20, 2021, the nation has received 104,728,400 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, comprising 94.5 million Sinovac vaccines, 8.228 million AstraZeneca vaccines, and 2 million Sinopharm vaccines. (Antaranews)
June
President urges local governments to double vaccination target
Written by nuke
President Jokowi during a dialog with the Regional Police Chief and regional leaders via video teleconference while observing the COVID-19 mass vaccination at Bhayangkara Square, Jakarta, Saturday (6/26/2021). (ANTARA/Indra Arief) -
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called upon local governments to double the COVID-19 vaccination target to expedite the realization of herd immunity.
Jokowi made the statement during a dialog with regional police chiefs and regional leaders via video teleconference while observing vaccinations at the Bhayangkara Square here on Saturday.
The president sought information regarding the vaccination in Central Java from the province’s Regional Police Chief Inspector General Ahmad Luthfi. The inspector general explained that the COVID-19 vaccination target within the Central Java Regional Police on Saturday had reached 141 thousand vaccine recipients.
"Are you ready to double the vaccination target?" the president asked to which Luthfi agreed.
The president will thereafter instruct Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin to boost supply of the COVID-19 vaccine to Central Java.
"Good, the health minister will prepare the vaccine," the president remarked.
The president then posed the same question to Head of the North Sumatra Regional Police, Inspector General of Police Panca Putra.
Inspector General Putra revealed that vaccination was conducted on Saturday by the police in collaboration with the North Sumatra regional government, targeting 66,790 registered recipients. Some 121 thousand vaccine doses were received for inoculation until June 30, 2021. Meanwhile, COVID-19 vaccination will continue to be conducted in North Sumatra.
"Are you ready to double the vaccination target?" the president asked.
"We are ready, president," the police replied.
The president then threw the same question at the East Kalimantan Regional Police Chief Inspector General of Police Herry Rudolf Nahak.
"Are you ready to double the vaccination target?" the president asked.
"I am ready, president. As the people are also waiting for the vaccination," the East Kalimantan police chief replied.
The head of state lauded the mass COVID-19 vaccination conducted at various Regional Police Headquarters and Regional Military Command (Kodam) in several regions this Saturday.
"I would like to thank you for the mass vaccination agenda that was held simultaneously this morning at all Regional Police, Kodam, in collaboration with the local governments. I hope that starting today, the target of one million vaccines for all of Indonesia can be continued until July and August. We will increase the target to double the current target," the president emphasized//ANT
June
Ministry urges vaccination organizers to protect personal data
Written by nuke
Minister of Communication and Information (Kominfo) Johnny G. Plate. (ANTARA/Screenshot of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology TV) -
Minister of Communication and Information (Kominfo) Johnny G. Plate urged the public and vaccination organizers to protect personal data.
"As it involves personal data, I expected the vaccination program to protect the personal data of participants well. We have prepared legal protection by issuing a Decree of the Minister of Communication and Informatics," Plate remarked after observing vaccinations for media workers here on Friday.
Vaccination organizers are necessitated to maintain and ensure the protection of people's personal data properly.
After being vaccinated, the public will receive a digital certificate as proof of having participated in the COVID-19 vaccination program.
The digital certificate of COVID-19 vaccination can be downloaded on the PeduliLindungi application after registering the Indonesian resident identity card or NIK number.
The certificate contains personal data, such as full name, date of birth, and NIK number. The certificate also carries a QR code that contains personal data when scanned.
Plate urged the public to not share the QR code after undergoing vaccination, so that their personal data is not misused.
"Do not upload the certificate on social media, as it has a QR code. In the QR code, there is personal data. When we get the digital certificate, we need to protect it by not sharing it for improper purposes," Plate cautioned.
The minister explained that the COVID-19 vaccination certificate can only be given for special purposes, for instance, when the document is requested during a business trip or other urgent activities.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia has been quite high in recent times. Hence, Plate has called on the public to not panic, fear, or become pessimistic but to be consistent in applying health protocols in an orderly and disciplined manner.
"This is since it is a very effective way to prevent transmission. The health protocol is very important to be implemented in the midst of a fairly high transmission rate. However, this rate should not make us fearful and pessimistic," the minister emphasized//ANT
June
Indonesia, US to build multimillion dollar maritime training center
Written by nuke
Groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the maritime training center at the Batam Navy Base on Friday. (ANTARA/HO-Kedubes AS di Jakarta) -
Indonesia and the United States have commenced work on building a maritime training center that will cost millions of dollars.
Indonesian Maritime Security Board (Bakamla RI) Deputy for Policy and Strategy Rear Admiral Tatit E. Witjaksono and US Ambassador to Indonesia Sung Y. Kim led the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the maritime training center at the Batam Navy Base on Friday.
Witjaksono noted that Bakamla RI will own and operate the training center.
"This training center will serve as an important facility for Bakamla to improve the competence of its personnel in answering the challenges to its tasks to ensure security and safety at sea,” he affirmed.
The maritime training center, to be constructed at a cost of US$3.5 million (nearly Rp50.55 billion), is the result of collaboration between Bakamla RI, the US Coast Guard, the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Section (INL) of the US Embassy, Joint Interagency Task Force West, US Indo-Pacific Command, and US Navy Technical Facility Command.
"The training center will comprise class rooms, office rooms, barrack, kitchen, and ship launch pad. This place can accommodate 50 students and 12 instructors," he revealed.
Ambassador Kim affirmed that the initiative was part of the US’ continued efforts to collaborate with Indonesia in fighting international crimes by offering equipment, support, training, and technical assistance to BakamlaRI since its inauguration in 2014.
“As a friendly country and partner of Indonesia, the United States remains committed to supporting the main role of Indonesia in promoting regional peace and security by fighting domestic and international crimes,” Kim noted in a statement issued by the US Embassy in Jakarta on Friday//ANT