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Adiel Chrissetia Publish: 19th August 2022

This year, Indonesia has been preparing for the Presidency Group of 20 (G20), an
international forum on the country’s development in the social, economic, and
environmental sectors. The focus is to ensure the sustainable growth of the country.
Reflecting on the climate change issue, the energy transition has become one of the
priorities for sustainable development. During the G20 preparation, Indonesia’s
government promotes the energy transition toward renewable energy to deliver energy
security, accessibility, and affordability.
As Indonesia establishes the energy transition progress, there are parts of the plan that
will need to be addressed with approaches. Concerning the impact of climate change,
every aspect such as the energy sources needs to be taken into account. Through the
G20, many discussion groups are held to assess the energy transition plan and projects
for the sustainable financing investments of cleaner energy. Bali’s governor has
released the official regulation in terms of the battery electric scooter. It is to enhance
the energy efficiency and energy sector regulation by covering the strategic
implementation of the renewable energy transition. Following this, the installation of 70
electric charging stations was developed in Bali by Indonesia’s state-owned electricity
company (PLN). Not only for facilitating the delegates but also for driving the renewable
energy transition within communities. Indonesia has welcomed a new brand of battery
electric scooters such as Volta, Gesits, and Sentrik. Unfortunately, the source of the
battery is still imported and Indonesia is expected to produce the local battery for the
electric vehicle in the future. The progress in electric vehicle application is along with
Indonesia’s Nationally Determined Contribution according to the Paris agreement in
reducing greenhouse gas emissions with a target of 31% of renewable energy
implementation by 2050.

Related to the sustainable investment toward energy transition, The International
Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has come to agree for supporting Indonesia’s
government in the renewable energy transition in conjunction with electrification, energy
efficiency, green hydrogen, and sustainable modern bioenergy. This will build the
economy’s growth in terms of welfare by opening more opportunities in sustainable
fields. It also would close the energy access gap.
However, the energy transition plan still required the improvement of the regulation. Due
to this, Indonesia’s government has been consulting with various stakeholders,
academics, researchers, the private sector, and community organizations.
The initial projection of energy transition through the application of electric vehicles will
give the prospect to gain understanding to the community about how massive the
impact of renewable energy use is on climate change prevention at the same time with
the energy regulation advancement and the clean energy accessibility.