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November 6, 2024 | 02:55 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia, France, and the European Union (EU) strengthened their partnership to accelerate Indonesia's energy transition towards a more sustainable future. Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have signed a Letter of Intent and an Implementing Agreement to formalize their cooperation in this endeavor.
This collaboration is aligned with France's €500 million commitment to the Indonesia's Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) and is supported by the EU's financial backing. The partnership aims to leverage the strengths of both countries to drive technological advancements, economic growth, job creation, and energy security.
“As a nation deeply vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, Indonesia recognizes the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and diversify its energy mix. To achieve these ambitious goals, it is expected that collaboration with global partners will enable Indonesia to access cutting-edge technologies, financial resources, and technical expertise,” said Secretary General Dadan Kusdiana as quoted from a press release.
He mentioned that cooperation between MEMR and AFD marks the importance of collective efforts between Indonesia and France, who have become partners in overcoming climate change and transition challenges, towards a sustainable energy future.
“Identified as a key priority by France and Indonesia, the cooperation on the energy transition can leverage each country's strengths to forge a path towards a sustainable and just energy future. By improving the cooperation on the energy transition, we can drive not only technological advancements but also significant economic growth, job creation, and energy security,” said French Embassy Chargé d’affaires a.i. Laurent Legodec.
Set to begin in 2025, this five-year cooperation program will be funded by AFD and the EU through the Indonesia Energy Transition Facility (IETF). The initial amount of the grant will be EUR 3 million, with the possibility of a top-up of the grant amount to finance additional activities identified along the implementation of this support.
The cooperation program aims to advance Indonesia's energy transition agenda by providing strategic support across several key areas including decarbonization for small islands, green hydrogen development, sustainable mining of critical minerals, and sustainable production of bioenergy.
“The EU is delighted to provide catalytic grant financing to AFD to work with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on Indonesia’s green and clean transition. Indonesia matters. Its strategic location and vast natural resources, including nickel reserves and geothermal energy potential, make it a key player in the global green transition. Nations must engage with those that can make a significant effort 2 to the world’s trajectory, and with a population of 280 million, Indonesia is positioned to do just that. We are pleased to partner with Indonesia and AFD in this endeavor,” said EU Ambassador to Indonesia, H.E. Denis Chaibi.
The program will support mainstreaming and embedding a just energy transition across different policy initiatives. It will also promote public policy dialogue within MEMR through studies and policy briefs, ensuring alignment with Indonesia’s energy transition priorities and enhancing coordination with other development partners.
By supporting the development of an enabling environment for the acceleration of renewable energy deployment, this program between AFD and MEMR will also contribute to the objectives of French support to the acceleration of phasing out coal in a just and orderly manner and Global Gateway, an EU strategy to foster hard and soft infrastructure globally.
“The signing of the Letter of Intent and Implementing Agreement on Energy Transition Cooperation between MEMR and AFD illustrates our long-term partnership towards the ambition of Indonesia in achieving net zero emissions and transitioning its energy sector,” said AFD Country Director Yann Martres.
These agreements reaffirm the commitment of MEMR and AFD to work together towards a greener and more resilient energy sector in Indonesia, addressing social, environmental, and economic challenges along the way.
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