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SWITCH-‐Asia Networking Conference: “Advancing energy efficiency in Asia through SCP and Green Finance”

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Headline : Lifestyle Changes Emphasize to Consumption Publication : Kompas Newspaper Date : July 8, 2015 Page : 13 JAKARTA, KOMPAS -‐-‐ Efficient energy consumption can extend the life of existing energy resources currently, so the people can continue to enjoy the energy in the future. With energy-‐saving behavior, every household could also reducing energy consumption by up to 35 percent. Coordinator of Supporting Component for Regional Policy SWITCH-‐Asia Programme at the same time representative of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Sabin Basnyat, deliver it ahead of time of the conference "Advancing Energy Efficiency in Asia through SCP and Green

Finance", on Tuesday (7/7), in Jakarta. "You can start by turning off the lights each left the room," He said. The public can also play a role by always buying energy-‐saving products, especially the products more cheaply. For example, LED lights are extremely energy efficient, currently for the price around 2 dollars, whereas 5 years ago could reach 60 dollars. Another example, make sure the temperature on the air conditioner (AC) did not reach the level of the coldest, but quite at a moderate level. Basnyat added that the activities were very low, but the effectiveness to decrease energy use in household by 35 percent. The key is not to use the energy, but more energy efficient. Widespread of Energy-‐efficient lifestyle increase demand for energy-‐efficient products that will encourage the industry to expand the product. The impact, it can also improve the efficiency of national energy consumption. According to the Director of Energy Conservation of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Farida Zed, the experiences of some countries shown that energy efficiency programs pressing national energy consumption up to 15-‐40 percent. "For Indonesia, we expect in 2020 can be achieve up to 10 percent energy savings," She said. (JOG)



Headline : EU to hold regional conference on sustainable consumption, production Publication : The Jakarta Post Date : July 2, 2015 Page : [online] http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/07/02/eu-‐hold-‐regional-‐conference-‐sustainable-‐consumption-‐production.html SWITCH-‐Asia Program, an initiative funded by the European Union (EU) and focused on sustainable consumption and production (SCP), will hold a regional conference in Jakarta from July 7 to 8. Representatives of the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, a delegation of the European Union to Indonesia, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the ASEAN Center for Energy (ACE) are scheduled to participate in the conference. SWITCH-‐Asia Network Facility said conference participants would discuss developments in policies, implementation and financing of energy efficiency projects in Asia in general and in ASEAN in particular. “Energy efficiency becomes important and urgent as economies of Asian countries have grown very rapidly, and this has been often followed by unbalanced increases in energy needs,” said SWITCH-‐ Asia Network Facility in a statement on Thursday. “Without a good planning, the world’s limited energy can hamper its sustainable growth,” it added. In the conference, SWITH-‐Asia Program will present a number of energy efficiency experts, policymakers from several countries in Asia and finance experts to discuss both solutions and strategies that have been and will be implemented. Representatives of more than 10 projects funded by SWITCH-‐Asia will share their experience in implementing energy efficiency solution and strategy. It is hoped that the sharing expertise will push forward cooperation among stakeholders in Asia. (ebf)



Headline : Energy efficiency applied in industry sector Publication : Suara Tambang Date : July 7, 2015 Page : [online] http://suaratambang.com/07/07/2015/efisiensi-‐energi-‐diterapkan-‐dalam-‐sektor-‐industri-‐tanah-‐air/ Jakarta, Suara Tambang -‐-‐ Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) has implemented energy efficiency in industrial sector of the country. Efficiency is important, which is currently the countries of Asia and Europe upholds industrial commodities that are energy efficient on the market. Farida Zed, as Director of Energy Conservation Directorate General of Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation (EBTKE) Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) said that energy saving measures have started to spread into the cement sector. "Some of our cement plant has been encouraged to implement energy savings, the savings can be made more competitive commodities produced in the global market," said Farida Zed after giving presentation at SWITCH programe in Jakarta, Tuesday (07.07.15). Currently, consumers in developed countries is quite concerned on their consumption of the goods. Processing step is one of the considerations the goods are consumed or not. The treatment that emphasizes the environmental aspects and energy savings can be its own selling points. Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources through the Director of Energy Conservation has formed Manager of Energy and Energy Auditors, which aims to streamline energy efficiency. "In 2020 at least 1500 auditors has to be formed, so that the target of up to 10% efficiency is achieved," said Farida. (FEA)



Headline : Energy efficiency must be supported by environmental management Publication : Tambang Date : July 7, 2015 Page : [online] http://www.tambang.co.id/efisiensi-‐energi-‐harus-‐didukung-‐manajemen-‐lingkungan-‐6829/ Jakarta – TAMBANG. Improvement energy use is proportional to the economic growth. So it takes energy efficiency based on life cycle through environmental management or solution of waste management to energy (waste to energy). There was also the energy efficiency improvement in buildings sector through harmonization of standards and labeling for energy consumption of electrical appliances. "The approaches adopted by the SWITCH -‐ Asia project include improved energy efficiency in SMEs through environmental management," said Specialist Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) of SWITCH -‐Asia Network Facility, Patrick Schroeder in Jakarta, Tuesday (7/7). Energy efficiency has become an important pillar for energy securities in all Asian countries. Energy efficiency is also a crucial component for decarbonization strategy and climate change action at the national level. "SWITCH -‐ Asia program funded by the European Union to facilitate experts of energy efficiency and funding as well as making policies in ASEAN to meet and discuss solutions and strategies," said Delegation of the European Union, Ria Butarbutar. Coordinator of Resources Efficiency for Asia-‐Pacific (UNEP), Sabin Basnyat, emphasized the importance of funding for energy efficiency. One of the elements that are essential to promote and ensure the sustainability of efficiency implementation is to provide access to financing. "In the ASEAN region, investment potential for energy efficiency is considerable. Until 2035, more than US $ 300 billion is needed to utilize the potential of energy efficiency, will lead to cost of energy savings up to US $ 500 billion," said Sabin. SMEs in particular have difficulty in accessing funding for the realization of energy efficiency. So, it would be required participation of the bank itself.



Headline : Indonesia Achieving 10% Energy Conservation by 2020 Publication : Suara Tambang Date : July 7, 2015 Page : [online] http://suaratambang.com/07/07/2015/indonesia-‐mencapai-‐10-‐konservasi-‐energi-‐tahun-‐2020/ Jakarta, SUARA TAMBANG -‐-‐ Indonesia will do energy efficiency. The implementation of efficiency is useful to reduce number of the energy needs that are increasing every day. Efficiency is targeted to be able to conserve energy as much as 10% in 2020. To achieve it, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) conducted a series of efforts that still continue to be disseminated to the public. "Currently we are formulating a baseline or provisions for effecitiveness of energy efficiency in Indonesia, "said Farida Zed, Director of Energy Conservation, Directorate General of Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation (EBTKE), told fellow reporters when met in Thamrin Jakarta, Tuesday (07.07.15). One of them, encourage community to use energy-‐efficient electronics. "So far we are still attempting to influence society by conducting energy standard labeling on materials in circulation," said Farida. This step is believed to be effective in suppressing the use of energy, because it is conducting directly by communities through material low-‐energy standards. Farida said this step is also accompanied by government cooperation with industry, especially related to the material that many people use and takes up a lot of energy in its use. (FEA)



Headline : Indonesia as a Host of Energy Efficiency Conference Publication : Geoenergi.co.id Date : July 7, 2015 Page : [online] http://geoenergi.co.id/2015/07/indonesia-‐tuan-‐rumah-‐konferensi-‐efisiensi-‐energi/ Jakarta, GEO ENERGY -‐-‐ Tuesday (7/7), Indonesia together with the delegation of EU countries and South East Asia (ASEAN) held a regional conference in the field of energy efficiency. Take place for two days, the event was opened by the Director of Energy Conservation of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Farida Zed, and Executive Director of the ASEAN Center For Energy, Sanjaya Velautham, at Sari Pan Pacific Hotel, Jakarta. EU Delegation to Indonesia, Ria Noviari Butarbutara stated the conference was held in an effort to promote energy efficiency caused by economic growth that resulted in rapidly increasing energy needs. "In an attempt to answer all these challenges, SWITCH-‐Asia Programme, funded by the European Union to facilitate experts in the field of energy efficiency and funding as well as policy makers in ASEAN to meet to discuss the solutions and strategies," She said. Energy efficiency, the recognition is a crucial component of decarbonization strategy and climate change action at the national level. "Therefore, energy efficiency is becoming a strategic approaches to addressed energy problems for countries like Indonesia," She concluded. (REZ)



Headline : Energy efficiency constrained by funding Publication : Republika Date : July 8, 2015 Page : [online] http://www.republika.co.id/berita/koran/financial/15/07/08/nr5swg10-‐efisiensi-‐energi-‐terkendala-‐dana Jakarta -‐-‐ Dynamic economic growth in Asia is currently leading to energy needs. In Indonesia, where fossil energy is still in use, the need for fossil fuels reached 1.6 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, double of the domestic production capacity of 800 thousand barrels per day. Coordinator of Resource Efficiency for the Asia-‐Pacific region to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Sabin Basnyat, said that, at a point it is today when energy efficiency is an absolute must do. However, until now the targets of energy efficiency up to 10 percent in 2020 still sounds difficult. One problem, according to Sabin, is the difficulty of funding. "One solution is to provide access to financing," Sabin said, while attending a discussion with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Tuesday (7/7). Sabin said, in the region of Southeast Asia (ASEAN) the potential investment by energy efficiency is very big. Until 2035, more than 300 billion US dollars are needed to utilize fully the potential of energy efficiency. Meanwhile, the total savings that can be done to reach 500 billion US dollars. "So far, the SMEs in particular have difficulty in accessing funding for the realization of energy efficiency," said Sabin. Strategy Step Meanwhile, Director of Conservation, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Farida Zed, explained that currently Indonesia is formulating a strategic step with Asian countries to achieve the target of 10 percent energy efficiency by 2020. The way, said Farida, is to do labeling standardization of industrial equipment. "So, we will get the energy-‐saving equipment. Socialization will continue and also regulations. A total of 1,500 energy auditors we will form for 2025," said Farida. Moreover, in the industrial sector, the government will also conduct joint education of banking and financial institutions to bridge the projects of SMEs. The Government intends to rejuvenate industrial machines are more energy efficient. "Energy managers and energy auditors we ask for, and we are introducing a way to treat employees in saving energy. And a step further than introducing energy saving technologies. It will make effective cost and better survive in the face of competition," She explained.



Farida added, the industry that is currently the focus of the government's efficiency program is the domestic cement industry, such as Semen Gresik and Semen Padang. "Because this is not a new industry. Today we see the practices that have been successful in various countries that we can transfer to our country and can be supported by banking," She said. Banks will also be towed to provide financing to small entrepreneurs. The focus is the procurement of machines that can save energy. "So the banks can help procurement, then returns either through savings. For example, originally they use Rp.100,-‐ and then only need Rp.50,-‐. The differences can be use to restore the pay-‐back," She said.



Headline : Indonesia Pursuing Energy Saving 10 percent Publication : Mongabay.co.id Date : July 8, 2015 Page : [online] http://www.mongabay.co.id/2015/07/08/indonesia-‐mengejar-‐penghematan-‐energi-‐10-‐persen/ Indonesia moved quickly to catch up from a number of countries in ASEAN and in the world who had already implemented a policy of conservation and energy efficiency, by starting to apply it in industry sector. Director of Energy Conservation, Directorate General of Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation (EBTKE), MEMR, Farida Zed said, energy conservation and energy efficiency become an important mission that must be implemented by Indonesia at this time, because it involves a variety of things and lives of many people. "We have been preparing baseline. It is useful to support the road map that we created for implementing energy conservation policies and energy efficiency,” said Farida in the SWITCH-‐Asia regional conference and networking event held at the Sari Pan Pacific Hotel, Jakarta, Tuesday (07/07/2015). According to Farida, the government targets by 2020 can be achieved by energy savings up to 10 percent. To achieve these goals, from now, the various measures already taken to support the target, such as, the implementation of labeling and standardization of the equipments used in daily life. "So, all the equipment that we used, we will standardization. Thus, we get the material that are energy efficient," She explained. In addition, the efforts that have been made to achieve 10 percent energy savings by 2020, Farida said, is with the program and fix the regulatory rules. Then, there is also a step to build energy manager who will be deployed to all industrial sectors. "There will be a 1500 auditors and energy managers who will we form until 2025," She said. Role of Banking In efforts to accelerate the implementation of energy conservation and energy efficiency, the Government deliberately holding banks and financial institutions to jointly to lead the industry from upstream to downstream to implement the policy. By cooperating with banking and financial institutions, the industry is expected to have easy to implement the policy. For example, if there are companies that want to replace machines or technology that is more energy efficient, then banking and financial institutions can be give the credit. Currently, the industry is already actively involved is the cement industry, Semen Gresik and Semen Padang, steel industry, textile industry, and electric power plants. "These industries have started to make energy savings and they can get a lower energy cost and can survive



global competition. Our government facilitation of the presence of energy manager," said Farida. In addition to these industries, Farida explained, the ministry is pushing other industries like mining and coal industry to implement the policy. By involved, the industry could help the national energy saving and extend the life of reserves. 35 Percent Meanwhile, according to UNEP representative, Coordinator of SWITCH-‐Asia Regional Policy Support Component, Sabin Basnyat, as the most population country, Indonesia can achieve maximum results in implementing the policy of energy conservation and energy efficiency, in terms of involvement of community. "If people are involved, there will be energy savings of up to 35 percent. It was a very large amount, "said Sabin. Sabin explained, the terms to get 35 percent of it is quite easy to come by simply changing lifestyles in every household. For example, how to familiarize each community to always turn off the lights when not in use. Or, how to embed the mindset that the use of air conditioning (AC) is not necessarily in the coldest conditions. "For light, it can be started by using LED lights. It has helped to join the national energy saving. AC also does not have to lower the temperature,” He explained. While the EU's special delegation to Indonesia, Ria Noviari Butarbutar, Indonesia should be able to apply the energy conservation and energy efficiency, as indeed many products (industrial) generated is sent to Europe. "Asia, in particular Indonesia is an important country because it produces a lot of need for Europe. While, Europe nevertheless very focused to apply policies related to renewable energy and energy conservation," said Ria. As a partner in Indonesia, Ria explained, the EU has funded 9 of the total 81 projects in 16 countries. The projects aimed to implement energy conservation and energy efficiency. In the same occasion, Executive Director of the ASEAN Centre for Energy, Sanjayan Velautham said, the policy of energy conservation and energy efficiency is currently the principal issues in ASEAN. For the regional level, are expected this year can be obtained energy savings of up to 8 percent. "Each country in ASEAN have their own targets. It is very good. We must continue to introduce to people to always use energy efficiently in every activity of life. Other countries already running and Indonesia is expected to soon follow in the footsteps of other countries," He said.



Headline : Indonesia Potential on Energy Saving up to 40 percent Publication : Geoenergi.co.id Date : July 8, 2015 Page : [online] http://geoenergi.co.id/2015/07/indonesia-‐potensial-‐hemat-‐energi-‐hingga-‐40-‐persen/ Jakarta, GEO ENERGY -‐-‐ Indonesia recognized can save energy by 15-‐40 percent, with the terms people brave to develop energy efficiency. This was disclosed by the Director of Energy Conservation of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Farida Zed when opening the Regional Conference on Energy Efficiency in the Hotel Sari Pan Pacific, Jakarta. "Today we are together with ASEAN to design based line for this effort. How our road map to reach the target of 10 percent for energy conservation by 2020. At the same time, we have the potential to make energy savings, which is based on other countries namely 15-‐40 percent," said Farida in Jakarta, Tuesday (7/7). Therefore, she said the government has asked various groups to support energy conservation, and the government has reserved it through specific directorat. "As we known, the directorate general is Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation and there is a directorate that handles energy conservation. It shown that the government is committed to energy conservation," She said. She explained, basically energy efficiency can be performed such as turning off unused lights, or turn on the air conditioning with the standard room temperature, or even with the standardization of equipment for an industry. "Labeling and standardization of equipment. Thus, we get the material that are energy efficient. In addition, we continue the socialization and regulation," She concluded. (REZ)

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