This (synergy and collaboration) can drive our effort to develop this potential.
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Synergy among several parties, including the government, the private sector, and industry, is capable of bolstering the renewable energy potential in Indonesia, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry's official, Dadan Kusdiana, stated.

"Indonesia has more than enough renewable energy sources. Their potential is five times bigger than what we will use in 2060, and they vary and are spread out across Indonesia," he pointed out.

"For instance, there are (sources, such as) wind, biothermal, solar, and ocean. This (synergy and collaboration) can drive our efforts to develop this potential,” he stated during the 2022 [RE]Spark event here on Thursday.

Indonesia has vast potential in new renewable energy sources that reached over 400 GW. However, only 2.5 percent is utilized from this figure, or 10 GW.

The government encourages the optimization of renewable utilization for sustainable development based on the environment.

The existence of startups is expected to create a renewable business ecosystem that mobilizes the national economic wheel in the future.

This synergy and potential can be optimized to be explored with the role of technology and business within them.

“As a result, innovations, entrepreneurs, as well as large- and small-scale startups are necessary (to support the effort),” Kusdiana remarked.

National Development Planning Ministry’s/National Development Planning Agency’s (Bappenas’) official Arifin Rudiyanto stated that collaboration is one of the efforts for Indonesia’s long-term target to achieve net-zero emissions by 2060.

Moreover, it aims to realize the development of green and sustainable economy.

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The institution has estimated that the utilization of new green technology will add two million new jobs.

"The government also makes various efforts, such as cooperating with the German government, to create job training to prepare the workforce that is familiar with this green technology in the future," he remarked.

The 2022 [RE]Spark event was held by New Energy Nexus Indonesia and IKEA Foundation on June 2-3 to support and expedite the adoption of renewable energy and eco-friendly innovations through a series of activities.

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