ESDM Minister's Expert emphasises importance of green energy transition
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Expert Advisor to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Satya Hangga Yudha Widya Putra, has emphasised the importance of achieving green energy transition targets to reduce dependency on fossil fuels. Speaking in Jakarta on Wednesday, he noted that the industrial and transport sectors, as major users of fossil fuels, are the largest contributors to carbon emissions, which adversely affect the environment.
“Therefore, it is essential to reduce emissions through green energy,” he stated while serving as the keynote speaker at the national seminar “Electric Vehicle Technology and Battery Acceleration Talk (ELECTRA) 2026”, organised by students of Politeknik STMI Jakarta on Tuesday (2/6/2026).
Hangga cited the use of electric vehicles amidst Jakarta’s traffic congestion as an example of how costs can be significantly saved on fuel compared to non-subsidised Pertalite or Pertamax. He also noted that the use of mass public transport, such as Transjakarta, KRL, and MRT, as more economical, effective, and environmentally friendly modes of daily mobility, must continue to be promoted.
To ensure the environmental essence is fully met, Hangga underlined that the Ministry of ESDM is working to ensure that the energy sources for electric vehicles originate from new and renewable energy (EBT) plants rather than fossil fuels. Addressing hundreds of students, Hangga also presented the latest developments in the renewable energy sector and the electric vehicle ecosystem in Indonesia.
Currently, electric vehicle ownership is recorded at over 350,000 units, with the majority being two-wheelers, alongside a positive growth trend in affordable four-wheelers. Hangga also emphasised that lithium battery waste management and recycling are now being seriously mapped in Indonesia to ensure the electric vehicle life cycle is truly clean and sustainable from upstream to downstream.
Furthermore, Hangga outlined the government’s ambitious targets for national energy security, including the pursuit of a 100 GW solar panel capacity. To support the President of the Republic of Indonesia’s grand vision, the Ministry of ESDM continues to synchronise various national programmes. These include continuing the diesel-reduction programme for power plants on remote islands, the New Electricity Connection Assistance programme (BPBL), and solar-based village electricity programmes (lisdes) to replace diesel-powered plants (PLTD), which are less environmentally friendly for communities lacking adequate electricity access.