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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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November
Follow up energy transition cooperation at G20 Summit: Minister
Written by Nur Yasmin
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani highlighted that the energy transition cooperation, worth US$20 billion, announced at the G20 Summit, should be followed up through an energy transition platform mechanism.
"During the G20 Summit, an energy transition partnership, amounting to US$20 billion, has been agreed upon. This must be followed up with the energy transition mechanism platform that has now received a commitment of US$500 million, with an opportunity to be increased to US$4 billion," the minister stated after attending an evaluation meeting on the implementation of the G20 Summit with President Joko Widodo here on Monday.
Mulyani noted that state electricity company, PLN, should conduct the follow up since it involved energy transition from non-renewable to renewable energy.
"Later, we will talk with various Independent Power Plants that have been working with PLN, and how the energy transition needs to be supported by policies, including incentives, both taxation and non-taxation. This is probably the biggest follow-up, as it involves energy transition and this is a concern for the G7 countries, China, and countries in the Middle East," she remarked.
On the other hand, the meeting with the president also discussed a pandemic fund for the health sector, valued at US$1.5 billion, which will be followed up by the Indonesian health minister.
"The Health Minister, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, submitted a proposal for use, especially for Indonesia, but also for cooperation between countries. All of this will be carried out in the coming months, so that we can benefit from cooperation and funding as well," Mulyani remarked.
As for the digital economy, which is the third priority of Indonesia's G20, she stated that apart from launching the payment system cooperation among ASEAN countries and digital currency from the central bank, Indonesia will also continue to encourage financial inclusion, especially for financial institutions and digital-based finance, both banks and non-banks. (Antaranews)
November
Minister lists 9 inflation control measures for regions
Written by Nur Yasmin
Home Affairs Minister Muhammad Tito Karnavian on Monday listed nine key measures for controlling inflation at the regional level.
"The nine measures can serve as a guide for regions to control inflation," he said here.
According to the minister, the first step is monitoring prices and stocks to ensure their availability, followed by holding a technical meeting of the regional inflation control task force (TPID).
"Because (controlling inflation) is impossible to be done by the regional government alone, (but this effort) involves Bank Indonesia, Statistics Indonesia, then the National Defense Force, National Police, distributors, and others," he said.
The next step is maintaining the supply of basic commodities and key goods, he added. Then, pursuing the initiative to plant commodities such as shallots, chilies, and so on.
Yet another effort is carrying out low-cost market operations with the relevant agencies, he said. The regional governments and regional inflation control task forces can also inspect markets and distributors so that they do not hoard or withhold goods, he added.
Then, regional administrations need to coordinate with commodity-producing regions to ensure smooth supply, he said.
“Then, you can also carry out budget instruments, like (unexpected spending) and social assistance. Also, transportation assistance from the regional budget; there are two percent of the general transfer funds allocated by the Finance Ministry for the regions. This is so that general allocation funds and profit-sharing funds can control inflation," Karnavian explained. (Antaranews)
November
Rescuers continue to search for 14 missing quake victims
Written by Nur Yasmin
A joint team of search and rescue workers continued their efforts to locate 14 missing earthquake victims in Cianjur District, West Java, on Sunday, Head of SAR Agency-Bandung Office Jumaril said.
The rescuers focused their search efforts on the areas of Warung Sate Shinta, Cijedil, and Kampung Cicadas by considering reports of missing persons there, he said.
"All personnel of the National SAR Agency (Basarnas) and volunteers dispatched to the targeted areas of personnel will be optimized. It is part of our strategy in the search operation," he said.
Bloodhounds were also involved in finding the missing quake victims, he said, adding that the search operation was also supported by backhoes.
Weather condition and aftershocks have seriously challenged the search efforts since the first day of the catastrophe, he said.
Therefore, the Basarnas has placed safety officers in every targeted search area to enable them to observe situation on the ground, he said.
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake had jolted Cianjur District in West Java Province on November 21 at 1:21 p.m. local time, killing at least 318 people and injuring 7,729 others.
The quake, whose epicenter was located about 10 km away from Cianjur, at a depth of 10 km, also damaged 2,345 houses and forced 73,693 residents to take refuge.
Despite the absence of a tsunami, the quake's tremors were not only felt by residents in disaster zones but also by those in the areas of Jakarta, Bogor, and Bekasi, according to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).
Meanwhile, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said some 595 of 7,729 residents sustaining injuries suffer serious injuries.
Some 108 of the 595 seriously wounded victims are being treated at hospitals, the agency said adding that the death toll from the earthquake had climbed to 318 following the discovery of another eight bodies.
BNPB's Deputy III Major General Fajar Setyawan said in a recent statement that residents suffering minor injuries were allowed to return home.
The deadly earthquake also forced 73,693 residents to take refuge after their houses got collapsed or were damaged by the quake. (Antaranews)
November
NFA optimistic food mobilization continue to be improved
Written by Nur Yasmin
Head of the National Food Agency (NFA) Arief Prasetyo Adi said his optimism that food mobilization action would continue to be improved in the future.
When confirmed by ANTARA here on Saturday, Adi asked regional leaders to coordinate with NFA if they need a supply of strategic food commodities that are lacking and become a cause of inflation growth in their regions.
He appreciated the regions that had mobilized food between regions so as to prevent price hikes and reduce the inflation rate.
He stated the readiness to assist regions in food mobilization as an effort to maintain stocks and price stability.
"If food commodity prices are under control, the inflation reduction target in November can be achieved as happened in October, where the inflation rate was 5.71 percent, down 0.25 percent compared to September," he said.
Adi believes that food mobilization from surplus areas to deficit areas can maintain the availability and stabilization of food commodity prices in the regions, especially the outermost and border areas.
He also said that the disclosure of information to be able to contact NFA directly had also been conveyed before the participants of the Limited Coordination Meeting of Central Inflation Control Team (TPIP) and Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID) for Sulawesi, Kalimantan, Papua and Maluku regions.
They consisted of 15 representatives of the governor with the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, on Friday.
"Here is Deputy 1 for Food Availability and Stabilization of NFA. If your area has stock constraints, we can help mobilize stock from surplus areas to deficit areas," he said.
Adi said that as of Friday, NFA had helped mobilize 5 thousand tons of a number commodities such as rice, red onions, curly chilies, red chilies, corn, broiler eggs, purebred chicken meat, consumption sugar, cooking oil, live birds or live chickens, and live cows.
Out of these commodities, corn became the commodity with the most volume, around 3,500 tons.
"This action is carried out on a business to business (B2B) through synergy between NFA, local government, farmers and breeders associations, and business players," Adi explained.
This food mobilization is in line with the study of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, which stated that the main challenges to controlling inflation in border areas need to be a focus, especially related to smooth distribution, availability of infrastructure, and availability of supplies.
"To increase the volume of food distribution between regions, we continue to communicate with the Ministry of Transportation in order to optimize the Sea Toll," he said.
"We have made an inventory of the food potential of the border areas so that the ships carrying food to the areas can return to bring local food," he said further. (Antaranews)
November
RI joins OIC Halal Fair to support sustainable Halal trade ecosystem
Written by Nur Yasmin
Indonesia participated in the world's largest halal trade fair, OIC Halal Expo, which was entering its 9th year in supporting a sustainable Halal trade ecosystem.
The activity was organized by member countries of the OIC (Organization of Islamic Conference), according to a statement from Indonesian Embassy in Ankara received on Sunday.
The 9th Halal Expo activities were held simultaneously with the 8th World Halal Summit. This year, the activity takes the theme "For a Sustainable Trade: Explore All the Aspects of the Growing Global Halal Industry".
The activity was officially opened by the Minister of Finance of Turkey, Nureddin Nebati and attended by the Secretary General of the OIC, ministers and related officials (24/11).
The opening ceremony was attended by around 3,000 VIP guests at the Istanbul Expo Center, with a number of ceremonial events.
The Indonesian Coordinating Minister for the Economy was present virtually. Indonesian representatives present at the opening included the Indonesian Ambassador to Turkiye, Head of the National Standardization Agency, Kukuh S. Achmad and the Director General of Consumer Protection and Trade Order (PKTN) of the Ministry of Trade, Veri Anggrijono.
The representatives of Indonesian halal regulatory entities, LPPM MUI and BP Tanjung Pinang as industrial areas that support the halal industry, are also present.
"Indonesia fully supports sustainable trade in advancing the halal industry and we would like to create an ecosystem to support Indonesia to become a Global Halal Hub," Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartanto said during the opening.
In addition, the Coordinating Minister also invites OIC countries to collaborate with each other to advance the halal industry.
"The driving force for the world halal industry is demographic growth and increasing per capita income among Muslims. However, the current situation of the energy crisis and food crisis requires the halal industry to continue to survive amidst disrupted global supply chains.
Indonesia as a raw material producer can become a support for a sustainable world halal trade ecosystem" Indonesian Ambassador to Turkiye Dr. Lalu Muhammad Iqbal said.
After the opening, the Turkish Finance Minister and the VIP guests officially open the Halal Expo activities and tour the exhibition area.
The Indonesian Pavilion was attended by 38 exhibitors who joined 12 large stands from Ministries/Agencies and Provincial/Regional Trade Offices.
In the 323 m2 pavilion, Indonesian halal products introduced include textiles, halal food, halal cosmetics and world halal medicines. In addition to various halal products, the Indonesian pavilion also features LPPM MUI as an institution for halal certification in Indonesia and BP Tanjung Pinang as an industrial area that supports the halal industry.
Meanwhile, the Economic Affairs of the Indonesian Embassy in Ankara, Rahmawati Alih said that this year was the second time the Indonesian Embassy in Ankara participated in the event. Enthusiasm from business and regional actors seem to increase.
"In line with the improving condition after the COVID-19 pandemic and the optimism about the development of the global halal industry, the Indonesian pavilion can display more exhibitors with higher quality and various products this year," she said.
The annual OIC Halal Expo exhibition is organized by the Islamic Center for Development of Trade (ICDT) and the Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC), an agency under the OIC.
At the 2022 event, around 500 professional buyers from 96 countries around the world, especially Middle East, Western Europe, Central Europe and the Balkan Region, participate in the exhibition.
The exhibition is expected to accommodate around 5,280 business to business meetings and attract the attention of more than 50,000 visitors.
Meanwhile, The 8th World Halal Summit presented 48 speakers from 16 countries in 11 sessions for three days until 26 November 2022.
The conference presented speakers from government officials, halal regulators, academia and industry from various parts of the world, and raises issues of standardization of halal quality infrastructure, new economic opportunities in the halal industry, halal financing, halal supply chain, halal food, halal medicines, halal quality assurance technology, halal packaging industry, and sustainability of the halal tourism industry. (Antaranews)
November
INDEF Senior Economist, Faisal Basri, is optimistic that Indonesia is far from the risk of a recession because its dependence on foreign countries is relatively small. "Our exports and imports are low to GDP, as well as dependence on foreign investment," he told journalists, Saturday (26/11/2022).
According to Faisal, the Indonesian economy is only experiencing a slowing trend. But in general, when the world economy is minus, in Indonesia it is still relatively high.
This is reflected in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) report which projects world economic growth in 2023 of 2.7 percent. This means a decrease compared to this year which is estimated to reach 3.2 percent.
Meanwhile in Indonesia, the IMF projects economic growth of 5 percent. Even so, Faisal stressed that the insurance sector will experience pressure.
"This is because consumers in the insurance sector are still not recovering," he said. According to Faisal, most insurance consumers come from the manufacturing, agriculture and mining sectors.
Therefore, he sees that insurance companies must be able to find new customers who are more dynamic. "Consumer diversification is needed in order to get good growth," said Faisal. (RRI)
November
Foreign Ministry: No Indonesian Victims of Saudi Floods
Written by Nur Yasmin
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia confirmed that there were no victims from Indonesian citizens (WNI) in the flood in the Jeddah region, Saudi Arabia. The flood was caused by high rainfall in the area.
"Until now, no Indonesian citizen has been reported as a victim in this incident," said Director for Protection of Indonesian Citizens and Legal Entities (BHI) of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Judha Nugraha, through a statement received in Jakarta, Friday (25/11/2022). He said, on November 24, 2022, there had been flooding in Jeddah and surrounding areas due to the highest recorded rainfall since 2009.
The rain lasted for about four hours from 08.00 local times until noon. The flood reportedly killed two Saudi Arabian citizens, but there have been no reports of Indonesian victims in the flood.
According to the monitoring of the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia (KJRI) in Jeddah, he said, the current situation is gradually returning to normal, with most of the affected roads having shrunk. However, several points such as the underpass still have deep puddles of water.
The government of Saudi Arabia, he said, had given a warning the day before of the potential for heavy rain and announced that schools would be closed the following day. Meanwhile, Judha said, the Indonesian Consulate General in Jeddah continued to monitor the situation and opened a complaint hotline for Indonesian citizens via the number +966 503 609 667. (RRI)
November
Ministry of Education, Culture Research and Technology Holds Project Market Indonesiana Film 2022
Written by Nur Yasmin
Directorate of Film, Music, and Media, and Directorate General of Culture at the Ministry of Education, Culture Research and Technology held the 2022 Indonesianna Film Market Project in Jakarta on Friday (25/11). This activity is a series of the Indonesiana Film 2022 Program which will be held in Jakarta offline.
Director-General of Culture of the Ministry, Hilmar Farid in his remarks said that the 2022 Indonesiana Film Market Project aims to provide a space for Indonesiana Film participants to meet, and establish communication with potential investors. He also stated that the 2022 Indonesianna Film Market Project is an opportunity for investors to get quality works with strong local wisdom values.
“At the Indonesianna Film 2022 Project Market, we present selected projects; they are the results of film screenplay writing and film production workshops with screenwriting professor tutors from the University of Southern California, as well as resource persons and mentors, who are well-known filmmakers in Indonesia," Hilmar Farid said on Friday.
It’s a great opportunity for investors to get quality stories with strong localized values. Hopefully, we can all establish communication, work together, and realize the development of a better film ecosystem in Indonesia," he added.
The 2022 Indonesianna Film Market Project presents 9 selected projects. These are the results of a screenplay writing and film production workshop with tutors Tom Ambrams and Sean Hood. Both are professors of screenwriting at the University of Southern California.
Through the Indonesianna Film Market Project, the Indonesian government through the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology is trying to realize the creation of a better film ecosystem development in Indonesia. (VOI)
November
Indonesia is Confident to Offer Local Films to the World
Written by Nur Yasmin
Director of Film Music and Media at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology, Ahmad Mahendra said that the Indonesian government is very confident in bringing together young Indonesian filmmakers with a number of foreign investors in the film sector.
He conveyed it after attending the launch of Project Market Indonesiana Film 2022 in Jakarta on Friday (25/11).
The Indonesianna Film 2022 Market Project is a series of the Indonesianna Film 2022 Program. This activity brings together a number of the best film scenario projects with a number of investors, both domestic and foreign.
Ahmad Mahendra further stated that with the existence of Indonesianna Film 2022, Indonesia has a number of the best film scripts that have gone through a selection process for one year to be offered to investors.
“It’s very confident because this is an incubation, a process; there are research, workshops, and training. It was also mentored by world-class Oscar winners Tom Abram and Sean who are indeed Hollywood," Ahmad Mahendra said in a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Saturday.
"Actually, this program is very profitable for investors because they do not need to spend money on research, for the preparation of the manuscript; it has been taken over by the state without intervening. It's really purely from an idea developed by the author, who has own system following the flow of the industry,” he said.
Moreover, Ahmad Mahendra added that currently, stories that offer local wisdom from Indonesia are gaining a lot of appreciation from the global community. A number of Indonesian films that have received appreciation at the global level include: Dendam, Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas; (Yuni) and Before, Now and Then (Nana). (VOI)
November
Govt to consider providing aid amid lay-off wave
Written by Nur Yasmin
The government will consider providing assistance to workers or corporations to address the wave of lay-offs that is sweeping the country, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said.
"We will look at which instruments can be assisted and who will be helped, be they the corporations or their workers," she informed during a press conference on APBN KITA (Our State Budget), which was followed online from Jakarta on Thursday.
She said she will discuss a policy mix to deal with the lay-off wave with various parties, including Bank Indonesia (BI), the Financial Services Authority (OJK), the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, the Manpower Ministry, and the Workers Social Security Agency (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan).
If there is agreement on the provision of assistance to laid-off workers, the government will consider whether it will come from the Manpower Ministry or BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, the minister informed.
Meanwhile, if the assistance is provided to corporations instead, then the government will consider whether it will take the form of income tax relief or deferred income tax payment.
The minister said the wave of lay-offs has resulted from, among other things, controls on imports of goods such as textiles, textile products, and footwear in several developed counties, coupled with an aggressive increase in key interest rates.
"As we look at, it affects exports not only from Indonesia but Vietnam and Bangladesh as well," she noted.
She said that textile and textile product exports came under pressure in October 2022, while footwear exports remained quite good.
Therefore, the government will keep monitoring all data on the related corporations, including their imports of raw materials, exports of products, and income tax and value-added tax payments and refunds, she added. (Antaranews)