STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said the government has allocated IDR10 trillion for three parties: IDR5 trillion for state-owned electricity company PLN, IDR3 million for the Environmental Fund Management Agency (BPDLH), and IDR2 million for PT Sarana Multigriya Finansial, through the signing of letters of commitment to develop clean energy in the form of state capital participation and disaster pooling funds.
Indonesia is set to raise mandatory biodiesel blending to 35 percent starting Jan. 1, 2023, to reduce fuel imports amid high global energy prices and to shift to cleaner energy, the energy ministry spokesperson Agung Pribadi said on Friday.
Agung said the estimated demand for biodiesel to support B35 implementation is 13.15 million kiloliters, or around a 19 percent increase compared to 2022 allocation of 11.03 million kiloliters. Indonesia is estimated to consume 37.58 million kiloliters of diesel next year, of which 35 percent will be supplied by palm-based biodiesel. The country’s biodiesel industry has an installed capacity of 16.65 million kiloliters, the energy ministry said.
President Jokowi has signed a regulation that details new safety and security requirements for businesses seeking to mine nuclear materials in the country, amid the government’s ambition to build a nuclear power plant by 2040. Government Regulation No. 52/2022, which came into effect on Dec. 12, requires businesses to complete a safety analysis before beginning to mine for nuclear materials.
This includes a feasibility study, a design and construction plan for the mine, as well as emergency responses and countermeasures in case of a nuclear accident. In addition, businesses are required to manage their nuclear waste and conduct radiation exposure training programs.
In a formal document, mining firms are also required to avow that they will not work in service of the development of nuclear arms. They must submit a business and development plan and regularly provide authorities with an updated inventory of nuclear materials mined and imports of any special equipment.
