Event Reports

The EU-Indonesia Partnership Facility, together with other stakeholders, conducted a webinar entitled, “The Future of Renewable Energy in Indonesia, Experience Sharing with the EU.” The webinar was held on 15 October 2020, wherein Thomas Wagner, Head of the EuroCham Energy Working Group, and Nicolas van den Abeele, Deputy Head for Power Generation of the Energy Working Group, presented on behalf of EuroCham to share on how a strong regulator can ensure price and procurement certainty, strong and mandated buyer, as well the bankability of contract in the context of renewable energy in Indonesia in the future.

The aim of this event is to share European experiences on renewable energy development, and how the EU has created legal and institutional frameworks to achieve this, with Indonesian legislators and other stakeholders within the context of current discussions on the draft Bill on New and Renewable Energy in the Indonesian Parliament.

EuroCham was invited to a socialization event organized by the Directorate General of Customs and Excise to disseminate the latest information on the Draft Minister of Finance Regulations on procedures for imposition of import duty tariff based on the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA), the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA), the ASEAN-Korea FTA (AKFTA), the ASEAN-Australian-New Zeland FTA (AANZFTA), and the ASEAN-India FTA (AIFTA). The Meeting was conducted virtually on 9 October 2020 and invited relevant companies as participants. A number of representatives from the EuroCham Import-Export Procedures Working Group, as well as the EuroCham Automotive Working Group participated in this meeting to observe main changes ton be introduced through the new regulations.