Event Reports

On 18 June, EuroCham attended a seminar on Electricity Supply Business Plan (Rencana Usaha Penyediaan Tenaga Listrik/ “RUPTL”), hosted by METI. This seminar’s main speaker, Rida Mulyana (Director General of Electricity, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources), shared to the audience adjustments within the State Owned-Electricity Company, PLN’s 2021-2030 RUPTL as the Green RUPTL. The main points of the adjustment includes the electrification ratio target of 100% by 2022, achieving the new renewable energy mix target of 23% by 2025, no additional coal-fired power plants except for those with financial closing, acceleration of inter-island and inter-island interconnection, and relocation of power plants. To reduce oversupply in Java, as well as the portion of new and renewable energy generation in the 2021-2029 RUPTL will be targeted higher than the 2019-2028 RUPTL portion.

The EuroCham Energy Working Group once again convened a joint meeting with KADIN’s Renewable Energy Committee to discuss on advocacy positions and alignment on renewable energy activities. The Meeting was conducted on 29 April, and began with opening remarks by Thomas Wagner (Head of EuroCham Energy Working Group) and were followed by remarks from David Cullerier (Board Patron of EuroCham’s Energy Working Group) and Halim Kalla (Vice Chairman of KADIN for Renewable Energy and Environment) who also shared their views on the topic.

This Meeting invited speakers from KADIN (represented by Fauzi Imron, Paul Butarbutar, Widi Pancono, Dinal Salim, Jaya Wahono, and Mada Ayu) who conveyed their views on the latest developments regarding policies and implementation of renewable energy in Indonesia. The discussion concluded with closing remarks provided by Wichard van Harrach (Vice Chairman of EuroCham).