This presidency became very important for Indonesia as a global citizen that plays an important role in supporting clean energy and the world's climate
Jakarta (ANTARA) - State-run electric company PT PLN (Persero) will sign several commitments related to the development of green energy in the Energy Transition Working Group (ETWG) in Yogyakarta on March 24-25, 2022.

PLN's Corporate Communication and CSR Executive Vice President Agung Murdifi noted that the ETWG is unveiled as a part of Indonesia's G20 Presidency.

"This presidency became very important for Indonesia as a global citizen that plays an important role in supporting clean energy and the world's climate," he noted in a statement on Monday.

The agreements that PLN will sign include the renewable power plant purchase agreement, signing of the green financing memorandum of understanding, and inking of renewable energy certificate purchasing, he noted.


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The ETWG assembly is scheduled to be attended by 20 G20 member countries, 10 invited countries, and eight international organizations, both live and virtually.

Three issues to be discussed during the ETWG assembly in Yogyakarta are access, technology, and funding.

The primary discussion on energy access concerns creating an affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for everyone, especially concerning clean cooking and electrification.

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Meanwhile, the technology-related priority issue to be discussed revolved around the effort to increase and utilize technology for the development of clean industry, renewable energy integration, and energy efficiency.

When it comes to the funding issue, Indonesia will encourage advanced nations to invest and fund various innovations for the development of renewable energy.

The G20 Energy Transition Forum comprises a series of meetings starting from the first ETWG assembly in Yogyakarta that will be held this week.

Next, the second ETWG will be held in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, while its third, along with the Energy Transition Ministerial Meeting (ETMM), will be held in Bali.


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