KONTAN.CO.ID – JAKARTA. The civil society coalition Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Indonesia has urged members of the National Energy Council (DEN) for the 2026–2030 term to address Indonesia’s high dependence on fuel oil (BBM).
Referring to the National Energy Plan (RUEN), Indonesia was supposed to begin phasing out fuel oil imports by 2025. However, PWYP notes that fuel imports in 2024 still reached 31.95 million kiloliters (KL) and are projected to continue increasing.
PWYP Indonesia National Coordinator Aryanto Nugroho said the rise in fuel imports is a signal that Indonesia’s energy self-reliance is being put to the test. According to him, DEN must ensure that the upcoming RUEN revision includes concrete strategies to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
“We must not fall into ‘false solutions’ such as coal gasification (DME), which only prolongs the life of fossil energy under a new label,” Aryanto said in a statement received by Kontan on Friday (January 30, 2025).
Aryanto stressed that the energy transition should focus on accelerating clean renewable energy, rather than merely changing terminology while continuing practices that risk environmental damage.
In addition, Aryanto said DEN also bears a major responsibility for overseeing the RUEN revision process and aligning it with the Regional Energy Plans (RUED).
Active involvement by DEN in overseeing regulatory deliberations—such as the draft New and Renewable Energy Bill (EBET), he added, is essential to ensure alignment with the principles of a just energy transition.
Beyond that, PWYP encourages DEN to assert greater independence as a cross-sectoral coordinating body at a level equivalent to a ministry and to report directly to the President.
DEN is expected to be bold in correcting energy policies that are misaligned between sectoral interests and national targets, in the interest of the broader public.
Source: Kontan