President Prabowo Subianto’s vision of achieving the net zero emission target by 2050 should be accompanied with more ambitious plan of actions than mere building 75 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy-driven power plants, an energy analyst says. Katherine Hasan, Analyst at the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), says that as much as 62 percent of Indonesia’s electricity supply − both connected to the State power utility PLN network (on grid) and independent providers (off grid) − comes from coal. The plan to stop using fossil fuel power plants by 2040 is a major breakthrough that Indonesia should set more ambitious green energy targets. “The recently announced target of an additional 75 GW of renewable energy and 5 GW of nuclear by 2040 will only generate fossil-free electricity for about 35 percent of the projected national electricity demand. This means that the target must be more than doubled for President Prabowo’s vision to become a reality,” Katherine said as quoted in a statement on November 28, 2024. Considering the projected growth in electricity demand, the adoption of the 75 GW target also means that there is still room for additional fossil fuel-based power plants.(source : https://indonesiabusinesspost.com/insider/ri-needs-210-gw-of-renewable-energy-to-phase-out-fossil-power-plants/) (ICE GIACARTA)

Fonte notizia: Indonesia Business Post, 28/11/2024