This was conveyed by the ministry's deputy for coordination of environmental and forestry management, Nani Hendiarti, at a discussion held as part of the Indonesia Net-Zero Summit in Jakarta on Saturday.
"There must be monitoring and it must be conveyed if it (the monitoring) is still inadequate," she said.
She assured that the government is continuing to make efforts to reduce the use of coal in the energy sector, including through the co-firing of biomass at PLTUs.
This is in accordance with the development of discussions at the global level on efforts to reduce the use of fossil fuel in various sectors to reduce environmental impacts, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Though there is already a plan to retire PLTUs as part of the energy transition, with the PLTU early retirement road map targeted to be completed this year, Hendiarti explained that co-firing is being carried out as an initial step to reduce the use of coal.
Co-firing is the process of partly replacing coal at PLTUs with biomass. This step is being taken with the goal of achieving a just transition for both the environment and the economy.
Regarding the energy transition, including at PLTUs, she stated that the government has prepared a guideline document that is planned to be launched at the Indonesia International Sustainability Forum (ISF) 2024, which will be held at Jakarta Convention Center (JCC), Jakarta, on September 5 and 6.
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Editor: Azis Kurmala
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