Event Reports

Ministry of ESDM invited Eurocham to participate at the Focus Group Discussion for Revision of PP 70/2009 on energy conservation. The FGD was led by World Bank and provide two best-practices sharing from energy conservation effort held by China and India. China showed the energy conservation was conducted in more restrictive by the government, with target stipulated by central government to each regional and industrial sector, to be achieved within specific timelines. While India showed how energy conservation had been conducted in more lenient way, business driven, and market transformation.

Both cases were used as the study reference for PP 70/2009 revisions, which is currently still under development. There will be another discussion on the revision and also further consultation with business sectors.

The Energy Working Group met with Mr. Sugeng Mujiyanto the new Director of Energy Conservation, Directorate General New and Renewable Energy, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on 13 March 2018.

The meeting aim to find information related with recently revoked regulation for Energy Services Company as well as to find out the direction for energy efficiency in Indonesia. Attended to represent the working group were Eva Pitterling, Deputy for Energy Efficiency; Miroslav Dijakovic, Deputy for Renewable Energy; and Frederic Fontan, Deputy for Power Generation.

Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation is of major importance to the EuroCham Energy Working Group and its members. The meeting was concluded with the possible future collaboration to promote energy efficiency towards business and public general.