Eddy Soeparno: 6% GDP Growth Must Be Based on Sustainable Economy
Deputy Speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly from the National Mandate Party faction, Eddy Soeparno, believes the 6% economic growth target for 2027, as conveyed by President Prabowo Subianto in his speech on the 2027 State Budget Plan, must go hand in hand with sustainable development. According to him, economic growth must create a strong, independent and sustainable economic foundation.
“The 6% economic growth target must certainly be welcomed with optimism. We also encourage and oversee that this growth is built on the foundation of sustainable development,” said Eddy while attending the series of events for the 81st Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia at the State Palace, Jakarta, Monday (17/8/2026).
In the momentum of the 81st Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia, Eddy appreciated Prabowo’s commitment to always pay attention to sustainability aspects, including by accelerating the energy transition. Moreover, Prabowo’s efforts to strengthen energy security can simultaneously be pursued through the energy transition.
“This is an important effort that can produce dual outputs, namely energy security as well as clean and sustainable energy,” said Eddy.
According to him, the energy transition must be positioned as part of the national economic growth strategy. The development of renewable energy can open new investment space, create jobs, strengthen national industry, while reducing dependence on fossil energy.
“The energy transition is part of the economic strategy. When we build solar energy, geothermal, hydro, bioenergy, electricity networks and the electric vehicle ecosystem, we are not only reducing emissions, but also creating investment, jobs and new industries. This is what we must push so that the energy transition becomes a motor of economic growth,” he stressed.
The Deputy Chairman of the PAN Central Executive Board added that energy security is also an important support for achieving the 6% economic growth target. High economic growth will increase energy demand, so Indonesia must ensure sufficient, affordable, reliable and increasingly clean energy availability.
“The requirement to achieve the economic growth target is sufficient energy availability. Therefore, we must strengthen energy security by accelerating diversification towards renewable energy sources that we ourselves possess,” he said.
Eddy hopes that the policy direction of the 2027 State Budget can provide strong support for this agenda, including through strengthening renewable energy investment, electricity infrastructure development, green industry development, improving energy efficiency, as well as providing greater space for innovation and private investment.
“Indonesia has great capital to make the energy transition a new source of growth. We have sun, geothermal, water, biomass and various other renewable energy sources. The challenge now is how we transform these resources into national economic and industrial strength,” said Eddy.
He emphasised that the spirit of independence at the age of 81 must be translated as an effort to strengthen Indonesia’s economic and energy independence.
“An independent Indonesia is an Indonesia that is able to determine its own economic future, including in determining the energy sources that support its economic growth. Therefore, the 6% growth target must be achieved with a greener economy, more independent energy and sustainable development,” concluded the Doctor of Political Science from the University of Indonesia.