Indonesia is increasingly serious about developing geothermal energy potential to support national energy independence. In the Indonesia-Japan energy forum in Bali, PLN Indonesia Power collaborated with a Japanese company, INPEX Geothermal, to accelerate the development of this underutilized green energy resource. The agreement is a real step by the government in achieving the energy transition target while reducing dependence on fossil fuels. This collaboration was marked by the signing of a memorandum of understanding between PLN Indonesia Power which was signed directly by the President Director of PLN Indonesia Power Edwin Nugraha Putra and the Director of INPEX Geothermal, Ltd Yasutoshi Seki.
Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Dadan Kusdiana who opened IJEF 2024 and witnessed the signing of the memorandum of understanding between PLN Indonesia Power and INPEX Geothermal said that the New Prabowo-Gibran Government has launched eight main missions called “Asta Cita”, which is designed to achieve the vision of “Together Towards a Golden Indonesia 2045”. One of these missions is energy self-sufficiency.
“Strong bilateral cooperation between Indonesia and Japan in the energy and mineral sector offers a path to a sustainable and resilient energy future. In addition, Indonesia is also trying to achieve energy self-sufficiency by utilizing its abundant natural resources, we collaborate with technological expertise from Japan,” said Dadan in an official statement, Friday (6/12/2024).
Dadan continued, at several international events such as APEC and the G20 Summit, President Prabowo Subianto emphasized the importance of green energy independence, by replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy and the importance of cooperation in the energy transition. Indonesia’s green energy potential is also quite large, such as geothermal energy with a potential of 23 GW, this country has only utilized 11% of its capacity.
“Likewise, although the potential for solar energy exceeds 3,000 GW, its application is still a challenge. We also have hydropower potential, especially in Eastern Indonesia and very large bioenergy potential,” added Dadan.
Meanwhile, on the same occasion, the President Director of PLN Indonesia Power said that as a subholding generation company, PLN Indonesia Power has a major role in developing green energy to accelerate the energy transition and achieve the Net Zero Emission target by 2060. One of the breakthroughs made by the corporation is to collaborate with parties that have competence and experience such as INPEX Geothermal.
“INPEX Geothermal has quite a long experience in developing geothermal energy. With this collaboration, we can further improve our competence in developing geothermal energy,” said Edwin.
Indonesia’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions are also in line with the commitment of the Japanese Government. Deputy Commissioner for International Affairs of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Japan Masanori Tsuruda said that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in October 2020 declared Japan’s Efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 46 percent by 2030 and to zero by 2050.
“Japan will continue to strive hard in its challenge to meet the noble goal of reducing global emissions. To achieve the target of zero carbon emissions by 2050, Japan will accelerate the energy transition, reduce the use of fossil fuels and switch to new renewable energy. We will do this through various channels,” said Masanori.
December 6, 2024, detikFinance
(https://finance.detik.com/energi/d-7674582/ri-gandeng-perusahaan-jepang-genjot-potensi-energi-panas-bumi)