Liputan6.com
wrote about the Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati who has issued
Minister of Finance Regulation (PMK) Number 103 of 2023 concerning Providing
Fiscal Support through the Funding and Financing Framework in the Context of
Accelerating the Energy Transition in the Electricity Sector. Through this
regulation, it will be possible to implement an early retirement program for
steam power plants or coal-fired power plants to be supported by funds from the
State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN). However, the Minister of Energy
and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Arifin Tasrif admitted that he had not studied
further regarding the financing mechanism for the coal fired power plant lethal
injection program by the APBN. Even so, he has no problem if the state wants to
allocate money for early retirement of coal-fired power plants. Arifin believes
that accelerating the early retirement of coal-fired power plants will open the
door to new energy products, as well as reduce the burning of carbon emissions
in order to achieve the energy transition target.
Investor.id
wrote about coal which still has a very strategic role for Indonesia even
though it is considered a dirty energy source because it produces emissions.
Several coal companies are also making innovations from upstream to downstream
to reduce emissions. With the help of technology, coal emissions can be reduced
so that it becomes cleaner. Executive Director of the Indonesian Coal Mining
Association Hendra Sinadia said, until now coal is still the cheapest
(affordable) energy source and the most reliable (reliable) energy source, and
still has an important role in the energy transition era. A similar thing was
expressed by Member of the National Energy Council (DEN) As Natio Lasman.
According to him, as a whole, Indonesia cannot be separated from the role of
fossil energy, including coal. The roadmap to stop the use of coal in the
country is still being discussed.
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