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        "id": 2023000,
        "msgid": "new-ministry-to-accelerate-downstreaming-energy-transition-rosan-1791291073",
        "date": "2026-10-06 18:35:45",
        "title": "New ministry to accelerate downstreaming, energy transition: Rosan",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "The newly established Coordinating Ministry for Downstreaming and Energy Transition aims to accelerate Indonesia's energy transition and resource-processing initiatives. Key objectives include replacing 13 GW of diesel-based power with solar energy as part of a broader 100 GW solar capacity programme.",
        "content": "<p>\u201cWith the existence of a coordinating ministry for downstreaming and\nenergy transition, I am confident that the work will become more\ncomprehensive and proceed more rapidly,\u201d Rosan said following the\nopening of the Indonesia International Sustainability Forum (ISF) 2026\nin Jakarta on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed to the national program to develop 100 gigawatts (GW) of\nsolar power capacity as a key project under the energy transition\nagenda.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the initiative, the government plans to phase out\napproximately 13 GW of diesel-fueled power generation and replace it\nwith solar energy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is approximately 13 gigawatts (of diesel-based power) that we\nwill attempt to replace gradually and rapidly with solar panels,\u201d Rosan\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>The minister cited downstreaming as a critical pillar of economic\ngrowth, noting that resource-processing projects currently account for\nroughly 30 percent of Indonesia\u2019s total realized investment, a figure\nexpected to rise steadily.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the institutional positioning of the Investment and\nDownstreaming Ministry under the new coordinating ministry, Rosan said\nhis ministry is awaiting formal instructions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are simply waiting for directives,\u201d Rosan said regarding\npotential presidential regulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe important thing is that our coordination remains strong,\u201d he\nadded.<\/p>\n<p>President Prabowo Subianto officially inaugurated Bahlil Lahadalia as\nCoordinating Minister for Downstreaming and Energy Transition on October\n1, 2026, pursuant to Presidential Decree No.\u00a0104\/P of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Bahlil also retains his position as Energy and Mineral Resources\n(ESDM) Minister.<\/p>\n<p>According to Bahlil, the new coordinating ministry is tasked with\nconsolidating energy transition programs aligned with Prabowo\u2019s Asta\nCita vision, noting that roughly 90 percent of domestic downstreaming\ninvestment is in the energy and mineral resources sector.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga\nHartarto said that the assignment of technical ministries under the new\ncoordinating framework remains under review by the Ministry of Apparatus\nEmpowerment and Bureaucratic Reform.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Energy transition opens new investment opportunities:\nMinister<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia eyes US$3.8 trillion energy transition\ninvestment by 2050<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Aria Ananda, Yashinta Difa<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/new-ministry-to-accelerate-downstreaming-energy-transition-rosan-1791291073",
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