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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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October
President Jokowi Mentions Priorities For Coal Derivative Industry
Written by Nur YasminPresident Joko Widodo conveyed several priorities for the development of the coal derivative industry.
"There are several priorities that can be worked on, such as the coal gasification program or DME to gasify coal into syngas, which is needed by the petrochemical industry and DME which is very important as a substitute for LPG where our LPG is still imported so that it can reduce our LPG imports," said President Joko Widodo at the Presidential Palace Bogor, Friday.
President Jokowi conveyed this in a limited meeting on the topic Accelerating the Increasing Value of Coal through video conference.
DME or dimethyl ether was developed as an alternative fuel to replace LPG while syngas, which stands for "synthetic gas", is an energized gas produced through the coal gasification process to be used as raw material for chemical industries such as fertilizers and petrochemicals, electricity and city gas.
"I ask that the road map for the optimization of domestic coal be really accelerated by the application of environmentally friendly technology," added the President.
President Jokowi asked his ministers to determine the downstream product strategy he wanted to develop.
"So it is clear which direction we will go. How much will be converted into gas, how much will be converted into petrochemicals, and the areas that will be developed into the downstream coal industry anywhere, so it is clear what direction we are in," said the President.
The President also ordered that areas with reserves of coal resources should be sufficient to guarantee coal supply in the downstream coal industry.
"Previously, I would like to remind you that we all have to shift from exporting countries for raw materials and one of them is coal to become an industrial country that capable of processing raw materials into finished or semi-finished goods.
"I think this is a big strategy that we must be consistent in implementing it," said the President.
For this reason, the Indonesian coal industry is asked to move into the development of the coal derivative industry, starting from the "upgrading" quality improvement industry, manufacturing coal briquettes, manufacturing coke (high-calorie coal), coal liquefaction, coal gasification to molten coal mixture.
"I am sure that by developing this coal derivative industry, it can increase the added value of commodities many times over, reduce the 'core' of raw materials needed by domestic industries such as the steel industry, the petrochemical industry and no less importantly we can create as many jobs as possible," explained the President. (Antaranews)
October
Indonesia, Morocco Establish Sister Province Partnership On Smart City Innovations
Written by Nur YasminIn celebrating Indonesia and Morocco’s 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations, the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the Moroccan Embassy in Indonesia held a webinar on Smart-Cities Projects and Digital Partnership in COVID-19 Era, on Thursday.
The video conference webinar was attended by Bagus H.K., director for middle east affairs in the foreign ministry, Indonesia's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco Hasrul Azwar, Morocco's Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia Quadia Benabdellah, West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil, President of Regional Council of Souss-Massa Brahim Hafidi, Jakarta Deputy Governor Suharti, and President of Urban Council of Casablanca Abdelaziz El Omari, and Vice President of Regional Council of Souss Massa Abdeljebar Qastalani.
"This event is an important momentum also evidence of the strong relationships between Indonesia and Morocco to strengthen ties and cooperation in a very dynamic world situation, including during the pandemic of COVID-19,” Bagus said in his opening remarks.
The webinar is intended as a forum to share perspectives of enhancing digital partnerships and smart city projects. It also celebrates the Indonesia and Morocco relationship that has been going really well and stable for the past 60 years.
"Hopefully, through this webinar, the cooperation between Indonesia and Morocco can increase trade and investment and agriculture to build the Smart City Project. Also in handling the COVID-19 pandemic and acceleration of economic recovery,” he continued.
Ambassador of Morocco Quadia Benabdellah said that the webinar is strengthening the relations between two great and brotherly nations, which is far in location but close by heart.
"COVID-19 stops everything in the world, but it cannot stop our mutual vision, it cannot stop the commitment to work closer together," Benabdellah said.
The webinar focuses on economic, IT, and social issues that are a concern for modern cities today. It also emphasizes the city sisterhood between West Java and Souss-Massa.
West Java has been innovating in smart city projects and gained international attention. West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil said that his party will exchange knowledge with Morocco’s Souss-Massa.
“We have created ‘Digital Village’ in rural areas, which enhances the area digitally from infrastructures to productivity. We can share this with Souss Massa and vice versa," Ridwan said.
The major focus areas for digital partnerships offered for Souss Massa include Rural Development, Digital Province, Vocational Education, Disaster Management, and Tourism Province.
Vice-President of Regional Council of Souss Massa Abdeljebar Qastalani said that his party has organized a working visit to West Java to enforce an agreement that creates opportunities for economic cooperation and trade exchange between the two cities.
“I hope that we can capitalize on this topic to optimize the Sister Cities Agreement between Jakarta and Casablanca, and the Sister Provinces between West Java and Souss Massa provinces,” Qastalani said.
Ambassador Benabdellah said that the partnership between West Java and Souss Massa is in line with the aim of the King of Morocco Muhammad VI to link the two cities for the prosperities of people and sustainable development. (VOI)
October
President Jokowi Inaugurate Sugar Factory And Bridge In Southeast Sulawesi
Written by Nur YasminPresident Joko Widodo left for Southeast Sulawesi Province for a working visit to inaugurate a sugar factory up to the Kendari Bay Bridge.
Together with a limited group, the Head of State took off for South Konawe Regency using the Indonesian Presidential Airplane from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base, Jakarta, Thursday.
President Jokowi departed at around 07.00 WIB and arrived at the Haluoleo Air Force Base, Konawe Selatan at around 10:38 WITA.
The President immediately continued his journey to Bombana Regency with the Indonesian Air Force Super Puma helicopter.
During this working visit, the Head of State is scheduled to inspect the location of the sugarcane harvest and inaugurate a sugar factory in the district which is one of the sugar factories with the largest production volume in Indonesia.
Furthermore, President Jokowi will continue his journey to Kendari City to inaugurate the Kendari Bay Bridge.
The bridge was built to support the existing road network system in the local area and to support the process of accelerating the development of the Kendari City area.
After this activity, President Jokowi and his limited entourage will return to the Haluoleo Air Force Base, Konawe Selatan Regency, to return to Jakarta.
Participating in the flight to Southeast Sulawesi Province included Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Heru Budi Hartono, Presidential Military Secretary Maj. Gen. Suharyanto, and Paspampres Commander Major General TNI Maruli Simanjuntak. (Antaranews)
October
Coordinating Minister Highlight COVID-19 Spike Cases In Four Provinces
Written by Nur YasminThe Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan highlighted the increase in confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in four provinces, including West Sumatra, Riau, East Kalimantan, and Papua.
"In the four provinces I mentioned earlier, it rose 7 percent from 13.4 percent at the beginning of the 9-15 September 2020 period to 20.5 percent in the 14-20 October 2020 period," said Luhut Pandjaitan at a virtual meeting on handling COVID-19, Jakarta. Wednesday (21/10).
Luhut Pandjaitany, who is also Deputy Chair of the Policy Committee for the Control of COVID-19 and National Economic Recovery, also asked relevant officials to pay special attention to the four provinces.
"I ask the Task Force Commander, Minister of Health, Governors, Commander of the Main Command, Police, please look. So I will also pay attention to these four provinces, West Sumatra, East Kalimantan, Riau, and Papua," said Luhut Pandjaitan in a statement in Jakarta, Thursday.
Luhut also said that the involvement of the Indonesian Army-Police in carrying out the justice operation as an effort to reduce the number of the spread of COVID-19 was impactful.
This, he said, was seen in East Java Province, where because of changes in people's behavior, the positive number of COVID-19 had decreased.
"This data is real time. We hope that in areas with high cases, it is done like in East Java Province. So the cooperation between the Governor, the Police, the Commander of the Main Command, the Health Service is very important," said Luhut Pandjaitan.
The four provinces were also asked to ensure that there was a centralized quarantine system as an effort so that patients with OTG or low symptoms did not transmit to other people during independent isolation.
The Ministry of Health must also ensure the availability of drugs, ICU beds, and understand the clinical management of COVID-19 treatment.
The Ministry of Health was also asked to check the management of the referral hospitals again.
"Then to ensure the availability of all medical aspects, the availability of drugs, reagents, bed capacity, and the socialization of clinical management for COVID-19 patients, it goes well," said Luhut.
The government has planned three strategies in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. First, behavior change and early detection of spread, secondly the construction of quarantine and isolation centers, and third management of COVID-19 treatment.
"I ask all of us to refer to the three strategies, both from the Ministry of Health, the Task Force and the Governor, the Police, the Commander of the Main Command. All of us refer to that strategy so we really are a team, so no one goes independently," he said. (Antaranews)
October
President Jokowi Road Does Not Affect Indonesia's Support for Palestine
Written by Nur YasminThe naming of President Joko Widodo's road does not affect Indonesia's support for Palestine
Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko said that the naming of President Joko Widodo's street in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, was a form of the United Arab Emirates' appreciation for the Indonesian nation. In addition, the naming of roads also shows the improvement of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Although the United Arab Emirates is strengthening cooperative relations with Israel, Moeldoko stated that the naming of the road would not affect Indonesia's support for the Palestinian cause.
Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko, Wednesday (21/10/2020) in Jakarta said that the naming of President Joko Widodo's streets in Abu Dhabi shows the development of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates.
According to him, this shows the appreciation of the United Arab Emirates for Joko Widodo's leadership in Indonesia.
Not only the improvement of economic relations between Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates, according to Moeldoko, an increase in cooperative relations between the two countries also occurred in many sectors, including the cultural sector.
"I think we interpret diplomatic relations in a broader sense not only from an economic perspective but from a broader sense of how to build cultural relations, build relations between social sectors and so on," he said.
Although the United Arab Emirates is one country that is strengthening relations with Israel, according to Moeldoko, Indonesia still adheres to the free and active politics that has been running so far.
According to him, Indonesia's position in supporting the Palestinian cause will not be affected even though President Joko Widodo's name is assigned to the name of a street in Abu Dhabi.
"Our foreign policy is a free and active politics and it is believed and carried out by every leader of the country. The second is that our foreign policy towards Palestine has never changed at all. So it remains like that. It will not be affected by naming a road," he added.
President Joko Widodo's name is used as the name of a road section in Abu Dhabi. According to a written statement from the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in the United Arab Emirates, the inauguration of the street name was on 19 October 2020.
The inauguration was carried out by the member and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and attended by the Indonesian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UEA) Husin Bagis.
Husin Bagis said President Joko Widodo's road is on one of the main roads, which divides ADNEC (Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center) with an area that is occupied by several diplomatic representative offices.
In response to this, President Joko Widodo, through social media, said that naming roads is an appreciation and respect for Indonesia.
According to him, this is an illustration of how close the relationship between Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates has been working together in various fields. (VOI)
October
Japanese PM Supports ASEAN Indopacific Concept Pioneered By Indonesia
Written by Nur YasminJapanese Prime Minister (PM) Yoshihide Suga affirmed his full support for the ASEAN Outlook on Indonesia concept, which was pioneered by Indonesia and will adopt it.
"Japan fully supports the ASEAN Outlook on Indopacific, which Indonesia pioneered for adoption," said PM Yoshihide Suga in a joint press statement with Indonesian President Jokowi after a bilateral meeting at the Bogor Presidential Palace, Tuesday.
PM Suga said Japan had fundamental similarities to the vision of a free and open Indopacific.
He added, based on this, Japan will cooperate with Indonesia ahead of the related ASEAN Summit, which will be held in November 2020.
In addition, he said, Japan together with Indonesia, which is a maritime country in the Indopacific region and a strategic partner, Japan will encourage further cooperation including efforts to overcome the COVID-19 outbreak.
"In the meeting with President Jokowi, I emphasized Japan's determination to initiate efforts to contribute to peace and prosperity in the region by mentioning ASEAN plays an important role in realizing a free and open Indopacific," he said.
Furthermore, he said Japan would cooperate and join hands with Indonesia for the realization of regional peace and prosperity based on a two-state strategic partnership.
PM Suga also hopes that his visit this time will strengthen cooperation and strategic partnership between the two countries. (Antaranews)
October
Japan Gave 50 Billion Yen Loan For Indonesia's Disaster Management
Written by Nur YasminJapan has determined to provide fiscal assistance loans of 50 billion yen, equivalent to Rp6.95 trillion to Indonesia to increase disaster management capacity in Indonesia.
This was conveyed by Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga in a joint press statement with President Joko Widodo after holding a bilateral meeting between the two countries at the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, Tuesday.
"Taking into account the impact of the spread of COVID-19 on the Indonesian economy, on this occasion Japan has designated a loan as fiscal assistance of 50 billion yen, to increase Indonesia's disaster management capacity," said PM Yoshihide Suga in Bogor, Tuesday.
He said Japan would also encourage cooperation in developing health studies in Indonesia by providing medical goods and equipment.
On that occasion, the two state leaders also restarted the journey between the two countries for business people, including nurses and caregivers under the Japan-Indonesia EPA framework.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga also agreed to coordinate closely to resume as soon as possible a short-term business trip by easing self-isolation measures for 14 days after entering the destination country.
"Regarding the main priority in national development emphasized by President Joko Widodo, Japan will steadily promote cooperation in infrastructure such as the construction of the MRT, the Jakarta-Surabaya semi-fast train, the development and management of the Patimban Port, the construction of the outer islands and cooperation for increase economic resilience," said PM Yoshihide Suga. (Antaranews)
October
President Jokowi, Japanese PM Agree On "Travel Corridor Arrangement"
Written by Nur YasminPresident Joko Widodo and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga agreed on the importance of establishing a "Travel Corridor Arrangement" (TCA) for essential businesses between the two countries.
President Jokowi and PM Suga agreed on the importance of establishing essential businesses in a bilateral meeting held at the Bogor Presidential Palace, Tuesday.
"We also agreed to assign the Japanese and Indonesian Foreign Ministers to negotiate the details and finish them within one month," said President Jokowi.
The two leaders also discussed efforts to strengthen economic cooperation.
According to President Jokowi, Japan is one of Indonesia's strategic partners in the economic sector.
The visit of PM Suga and Mrs. Mariko Suga to Indonesia on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, was part of the series of PM Suga's first visit after being inaugurated as prime minister on September 16, 2020.
President Joko Widodo said that this visit showed the importance of Indonesia and the Southeast Asia region.
"This also reflects our shared commitment to continue to strengthen the strategic partnership between Japan and Indonesia. In the midst of an uncertain world, this visit shows that we choose to work together and support each other," said President Jokowi.
Meanwhile, PM Suga said he was very happy to visit Indonesia, which is a large country in ASEAN, on his first overseas trip since he was prime minister.
He is also committed to continuing to work with Indonesia.
"Japan will cooperate and join hands with Indonesia for the peace and prosperity of this region, based on the strategic partnership between the two countries, which is strengthened by my visit to Indonesia this time," said PM Suga. (Antaranews)
October
President Jokowi Checks Facilities For The U-20 World Cup
Written by Nur YasminPresident Joko Widodo asked related parties to check the readiness of the facilities for holding the U-20 World Cup, and the national team's readiness for the international event which will take place in May-June 2021.
"Today's limited meeting we will again discuss and see preparations for the 2021 U-20 World Cup, which God willing, will be held in May and June 2021," said President Jokowi at the Bogor Palace, Tuesday.
President Jokowi conveyed this in a limited meeting on the topic "Development of Preparations for the 2021 U-20 World Cup" which was carried out through a "video conference".
"For that, I ask for an updated report related to readiness, especially the readiness of the main stadiums and supporters in the 6 designated cities," said the President.
The U-20 World Cup is scheduled to be held on May 20 - June 12, 2021.
"At the last meeting we have selected 6 provinces to host the competition, namely DKI Jakarta, South Sumatra, West Java, Central Java, East Java, and Bali," the President added.
There are six stadiums that have been prepared as the venue, namely Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium (Palembang), Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (Jakarta), Si Jalak Harupat Stadium (Bandung), Manahan Stadium (Solo), Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium (Surabaya) and Captain I Wayan Dipta Stadium (Bali).
"I also want to get a report from PSSI regarding the readiness of the national team to compete in the U-20 World Cup," said the President.
According to the President, the most important thing is that the host can make sure it has implemented strict health protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
"Finally, this is the most important thing we have to ensure that Indonesia has prepared strict health protocols so it is very safe to visit and host the U-21 World Cup in 2021," said the President.
President Jokowi has previously formed a national committee for the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup which is called the INAFOC National Committee (Indonesia FIFA U-2- World Cup Organizing Committee).
The formation of INAFOC was based on Presidential Decree No. 19 of 2020 concerning the National Committee for Organizing the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2021 and Indonesian Presidential Instruction No. 8 of 2020 concerning Support for the Implementation of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2021, both issued on September 15, 2020.
The chairman of the steering committee is the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy with the ministers of the Advanced Indonesia cabinet as members plus the Head of the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency, the Presidential Chief of Staff, and the Head of the Government Goods / Services Procurement Policy Institute.
Meanwhile, the Chairperson of the INAFOC executive committee is the Minister of Youth and Sports Zainuddin Amali, the Chairperson of the implementing committee in facilities and infrastructure is the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing, Basuki Hadimuljono, while the Executive Chair for the achievements of the Indonesian National Football team is the General Chair of the Indonesian Football Association, Mochamad Iriawan. (Antaranews)
October
UAE Government Inaugurates President Joko Widodo Street In Abu Dhabi
Written by Nur YasminPresident Joko Widodo's name was immortalized as a street name in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates on Monday afternoon (19/10).
According to a written statement from the Indonesian Embassy in Abu Dhabi received in Jakarta on Tuesday, the inauguration of the street name "President Joko Widodo" was carried out by Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a member and chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office.
The event took place at 4:45 p.m local time on the road that was inaugurated.
The event was attended by the Indonesian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Husin Bagis and the staff of the Indonesian Embassy in Abu Dhabi. Also attending several officials from the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Abu Dhabi Municipality, who together witnessed the unveiling of the red curtain covering the name of the street.
The naming of President Joko Widodo's road reflects the close relationship between Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates and respect from the UAE Government to Indonesian President Joko Widodo in advancing relations between the two countries during his tenure as head of state.
President Joko Widodo Street is located on one of the main roads, which divides the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC) with an area that is home to a number of diplomatic representative offices.
The name of the street was previously Al Ma'arid Street, which in Indonesian means exhibition. The road connects the Rabdan road with the Tunb Al Kubra road.
Ambassador Husin Bagis expressed his hope that the naming of President Joko Widodo's road in Abu Dhabi will further strengthen and enhance the bilateral relations between Indonesia and the UAE, which have become increasingly close these days.
Street names in Abu Dhabi are generally geographic names that reflect the mainland history of the street on which they are located while preserving the Abu Dhabi culture and identity.
However, the Abu Dhabi Government in 2013 changed the names of several main streets in Abu Dhabi to the names of the great leaders of Abu Dhabi. This was done as a form of respect and to commemorate the vision, leadership, and contribution of leaders who built the UAE society.
The UAE Government had previously carried out a change in street names in Abu Dhabi with the names of leaders of friendly countries on 23 September 2019.
At that time, the UAE inaugurated the King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud street on one of the roads in Abu Dhabi as a form of respect for King Salman's contribution to the Islamic world and to strengthen bilateral relations between the UAE and Saudi Arabia and the people of the two countries.
The naming of roads for President Joko Widodo in Abu Dhabi has added to the number of roads with names of Indonesian figures abroad, such as Jalan Sukarno in Rabat, Morocco; Jalan Muhammad Hatta in Harleem, Netherlands; Raden Adjeng Kartini Street in Amsterdam; and Jalan Munir in The Hague. (Antaranews)
