A House of Representatives lawmaker has called for the
formulation of a law on renewable energy to serve as the legal basis for the
country’s effort to source 23 percent of its total energy needs from renewables
in 2025, from 7.7 percent last year.
The development of renewable energy is currently based on
the 2007 Energy Law and the Government Regulation (PP) No. 79/2014 on the
National Energy Policy (KEN).
Meanwhile, the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry is
tasked with formulating the detailed regulations.
However, the ministry, which has been led by four different
ministers in the past three years, is notorious for its policy inconsistencies,
including in the renewable sector.
Therefore, Satya Widya Yudha, the deputy chairman of the
House’s Commission VII overseeing energy, said it was about time that Indonesia
had a specific law on renewable energy that would be the guideline for the
government in developing such a sector.
“If the government is serious about developing renewable
energy, it should provide a level playing field between renewable and fossil
energy. But now it seems like the government still provides more incentives for
businesses related to fossil energy,” Satya said on Thursday.
“That’s why the country needs a specific law to encourage
the development of renewable energy.”
He said the House would ask relevant stakeholders to conduct
academic reviews before further discussing whether the bill would be endorsed
by the legislature or the government.
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