Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati made the remarks while speaking to the National Energy Board stakeholders via video conferencing, according to a statement received here on Thursday. Indrawati represents the government at the board.
She said she believed that the energy issue is a multi-dimensional one, involving a number of factors, including ensuring energy access for the people of Indonesia and also access to good services both in terms of education as well as health, for the advancement of the nation.
Indrawati conveyed her support for the board and invited it to collaborate through good communication to level perception through data information exchange.
She said she hoped that the board would come up with a detailed strategy for achieving a 23-percent renewable energy mix by 2025 and answer to the energy target, that has been set together, by considering the real conditions of energy, the current energy supply and demand, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, a board member representing stakeholders, Satya Widya Yudha, said the board will need support from the Finance Ministry in developing a roadmap for energy management going forward, as that is the direction that the Indonesian government is moving in, and as a form of commitment on the global level.
"The roadmap is multi-sectoral and needs the support of the Finance Ministry," he remarked. (INE)
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