Event Reports

EuroCham’s Head of of Energy Working Group was invited to participate in the BioShare Series # 2: Biogas for Non Electricity in Indonesia that was held on 8 July 2021. Hosted by the Directorate of Bioenergy of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the event jointly discussed regulations and technical aspects for the use of Bio-CNG for the non-electricity sector in Indonesia. The webinar aims to encourage the implementation of biogas for the non-electricity sector, especially Bio-CNG by demonstrating its current implementation in Indonesia. It is expected that the development of Bio-CNG can have beneficial effects, including:

1. Supporting national energy security to achieve 23% of the New Renewable Energy mix in 2025 with a target of direct use of biogas of 489.8 million cu. m. ,
2. Reducing LPG imports and dependence on fossil energy; and
3. Improving environmental quality by reducing Green House Gas emissions by 29% in 2030.

On 16 July 2021, EuroCham received an invitation from the Customs Main Office to participate in a workshop on plans to implement a Ministry of Finance Regulation on procedures for the imposition of import duty tariff based on the Indonesia-Pakistan Preferential Trade Agreement (IPPTA), the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP), the Indonesia-Palestine MoU, the Indonesia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (IJEPA) and the Indonesia-Chile Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IC-CEPA). During this event, the Customs Main Office presented the background for the implementation of the upcoming regulation as well as the structure of the regulation itself.