Prabowo Instructs Energy Efficiency in Several Sectors
President Prabowo Subianto has instructed energy efficiency in several specific sectors, ensuring that energy-saving policies are precisely targeted amid the threat of an oil crisis due to Middle East conflicts. This was conveyed by Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya following yesterday’s limited meeting.
In the limited meeting at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Thursday, 19 March 2026, President Prabowo received reports from several ministers regarding the government’s anticipatory measures to maintain national energy resilience, particularly in the face of the oil crisis threat.
“President discussed strategic steps related to the energy-saving plan in various sectors as an anticipation of political dynamics in the Middle East region that could affect the stability of global energy supply and prices,” said Teddy in Jakarta on Thursday, as quoted from Antara. “The President instructed that efficiency be focused on several specific sectors to maintain domestic energy stability and resilience.”
In the meeting, the President received reports from Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, and Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Brian Yuliarto.
Other officials who attended the meeting included State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, Minister of Investment and Downstreaming/Head of BKPM as well as CEO of Danantara Rosan Perkasa Roeslani, and President Director of Pertamina Simon Aloysius Mantiri.
The Presidential Secretariat in its official statement explained that the efficiency steps taken by the President are a strategy to ensure the sustainability of national energy supply while maintaining national economic stability amid global uncertainties.
“Through cross-ministerial coordination, the government seeks to ensure that energy-saving policies can run effectively, on target, and without disrupting public economic activities,” as quoted from the official statement of the Presidential Secretariat.
Meanwhile, Airlangga explained that one of the efficiency plans is by implementing a work-from-home (WFH) system, so that the use of petroleum fuel from public travel activities can also be saved.
He mentioned that the WFH scheme will be applied for 1 day in a 5-day work period. “The technical details are being prepared, because this is expected not only for civil servants, but also private sector, and local governments. Well, all of this we are preparing again, then after the concept is mature, we will immediately inform the public in more detail,” he said.