Indonesia will not sacrifice forests for solar energy: ministry

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Though Indonesia has huge solar energy potential, the government will not sacrifice forests to expand solar panel installations, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arifin Tasrif has affirmed.“Indonesia is endowed with various renewable energy sources, and up to 89 percent of more than 3,600 GW potentials scattered nationwide comes from solar energy. But, we must be careful and must not sacrifice our forests for solar panels because we need to maintain (our forests),” he said at the “Shine Bright: Advancing G20 Solar Leadership” webinar on Thursday.According to Indonesia’s energy transition road map, solar power will be essential to fulfill the national electricity demand as around 21 GW of the 700 GW of renewable energy capacity will originate from solar energy.Despite Indonesia’s commitment to a low-emission economy and the 2060 net-zero…

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