JakartaGlobe-Dec 22
Indonesia has been a fossil-energy-dependent country, where fossil fuels contributed to 93 percent of Indonesia’s primary energy demand, with coal (40 percent), oil (35 percent), and natural gas (18 percent) as the three dominant sources. Coal continued to increase as a fraction of primary energy by displacing oil and natural gas, increasing from 39 percent in 2019 to 43 percent in 2020. This is discouraging since coal is considered the most-polluting fossil fuel.The good thing is that Indonesia plans to transition to more environmentally-friendly renewable energy. The draft of the National Electricity Supply Plan (RUPTL) for 2021 to 2030 shows that the use of the renewable energy mix will increase to at least 48 percent from the 30 percent target in the 2019–2028 plan. Global behemoth in energy infrastructure, GE, which claims to have powered approximately 30 percent of the country’s electricity supply and supported the development and modernization of Indonesia’s energy infrastructure for over 75 years, says that the company is ready to support Indonesia’s transition to renewable energy. “In alignment with Indonesia’s 2060 net-zero ambition, we are ready to support the government in adopting cleaner, higher efficiency, and renewable energy solutions and providing our industry expertise and resources toward Indonesia’s decarbonization future,” said Shiv Aggarwal, Sales & BD Leader APAC, GE Renewable Energy. Aggarwal said renewable energy has always been a central priority in GE’s energy portfolio, with the company’s innovation in the renewables space spans across solar, wind, hydro, and grid solutions. He adds that GE’s plan to combine GE Renewable Energy, GE Power, and GE Digital into one global public company, GE Vernova, in early 2024, is expected to strengthen the breadth and depth of GE’s energy expertise in the world’s transition to low-carbon energy use to address the climate crisis. Between January to September 2022, GE Renewable Energy’s global revenues were $9.56 billion. Read more at: https://jakartaglobe.id/business/ge-is-ready-to-support-indonesias-transition-to-renewable-energy
