Estonia Offers Green Transition Collaboration with Indonesia
Tallinn, Estonia (ANTARA) - The Estonian government and several companies from the Baltic nation have offered collaboration on green transition efforts with Indonesia, as a step to curb emission levels and anticipate the ongoing trend towards sustainability.
“We can see that all parties are currently moving towards a green transition to reduce emissions. So, this is the main goal,” said Estonia’s Deputy Minister for Maritime Affairs and Infrastructure, Kristjan Truu, to Indonesian journalists in Tallinn on Tuesday (7/4) local time.
According to Truu, the wave of change towards green transition will not stop because it is linked, among other things, to the competitiveness of countries and regions in the global market, particularly in the international maritime industry sector.
He cited, for example, the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal, which aims to strengthen the competitiveness of European industry while accelerating the transition to climate-neutral technologies.
In addition, he said, Estonia also has its own implementation of the concept, such as in the maritime sector, including the Estonia-Finland green shipping corridor, which aims to create an overall green transport chain that includes ports using green energy such as solar and electricity.
“From the port, that energy is supplied to the ships, and the ships sail using green fuel,” he said, adding that they also collaborate with several European countries such as Sweden.
When asked why Indonesia needs to implement a green transition, Truu explained that one urgent reason is the IMO (International Maritime Organisation) net-zero framework introduced in 2025.
He also outlined that his side plans to visit Indonesia to explore potential cooperation, exchange experiences, and establish relations in the maritime field with Indonesia.
Meanwhile, ShoreLink’s Chief Commercial & Strategy Officer (an Estonian maritime electricity supplier company), Kaupo Laanerand, stated that fundamentally, the EU is encouraging ship owners to be more environmentally friendly.
“The EU says that electricity needs to come from land (shore power), so all ports that are part of Europe’s key network must use land-based electricity,” he said.
He also reminded that with current world oil prices and fuel becoming increasingly expensive, it will also change the mindset of various stakeholders such as ship owners to be more motivated to use land-based electricity by stopping for a few hours at ports to get energy supply.
“It can be said that there is a peak mindset shift happening. And as you can see, electrification is part of the zero-emission framework for the future, and this technology is what can really reduce emissions close to zero,” said Laanerand.