A Long Road to the Development of Bio-Fuel in Indonesia

Abstract: Increased energy usage in line with economic growth and the increase in world population has an immediate impact for the depletion of fossil -based energy, especially petroleum. The fact that world oil supplies are limited, many states are forced to prioritize energy policy as a top priori...

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Autor principal: Marendra Cahya Sadikin
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Publicado: Parahyangan Centre for International Studies, Parahyangan Catholic University 2014
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Sumario:Abstract: Increased energy usage in line with economic growth and the increase in world population has an immediate impact for the depletion of fossil -based energy, especially petroleum. The fact that world oil supplies are limited, many states are forced to prioritize energy policy as a top priority in development policy. In addition, this condition has raised new fears that the global energy security. With a strong concern of potential extinction of petroleum and other fossil -based energy sources , policy makers should pay more attention to energy security. The same trend is occurring in Indonesia. Along with the increase in the national population, national and regional development plans, the need for national energy security is a must. The Indonesian government must be able to answer the challenge is to strengthen national energy security. Because energy is a strategic conditions to support national development through the availability of sufficient, safe, and energy- quality and evenly distributed throughout Indonesia at an affordable price, it requires a government policy that supports national energy security. An attempt was made by the Government of Indonesia to ensure energy security is to issue a policy for the use of renewable energy in Indonesia . Key Words: renewable energy, policy, national security, economic growth