"Indonesia has oil reserves of about 4 billion
barrels, and it is estimated this will run out within the next 11 years.
Therefore, we need to develop renewable energy as soon as possible."
Kardaya Warnika. (FOTO ANTARA) |
Jakarta
(ANTARA News) - Indonesia will soon develop renewable energy to replace the
country`s diminishing oil reserves, according to Deputy Energy and Mineral
Resources Ministry, Kardaya Warnika.
"Indonesia
has oil reserves of about 4 billion barrels, and it is estimated this will run
out within the next 11 years. Therefore, we need to develop renewable energy as
soon as possible," Kardaya recently said on the sidelines of a seminar
entitled `The Development of New Renewable Energy to Save Fossil Fuel for the
Sake of National Resilience`.
Officials
note that renewable energy could become a solution for dealing with the energy
crisis and maintaining energy resilience.
Currently,
the nation receives up to 95 percent of its energy supply from fossil energy,
such as oil, natural gas and coal.
The
attraction of renewable energy includes its being environmentally friendly,
endless and available domestically.
"Investment
in oil and gas would require billions of US dollars, while renewable energy
needs only billions of rupiahs," he noted.
The
government hopes that the development of renewable energy will reach 25 percent
of the nation`s needs by 2025. However, subsidies are a factor hampering the
development of renewable energy, he added.
The
ministry is currently developing 100 megawatts of solar power energy (PLTS) and
50 megawatts of windmill power energy.
A location
for the development of PLTS is being looked for, while a windmill power energy
plant will be built in Yogyakarta.
Editor: Ella Syafputri
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