Visiting SEI, Wantannas Hopes West Java Can Become a Potential Source of National EBT

BANDUNG – PT Surya Energi Indotama (SEI) is one of the companies visited by the Secretary General of the National Resilience Council (Wantannas) in the context of an On The Spot discussion regarding the Inventory of the Capabilities of the EBT Supporting Industry for National Energy Independence in the Framework of National Security.

This discussion was attended by Rear Admiral TNI Gregorius Agung W.D., M.Tr (Han) as the Person in Charge and also the Deputy for Assessment and Sensing of the Wantannas Secretariat General, Rear Admiral TNI Bambang E. Palgunadi, S.T., MAP. As, the Head of the Activity Working Group who is also the Bandep for the National Strategic Environment Deputy for Assessment and Sensing of the Wantannas Secretariat General, Colonel Sus Drs. H. Nurofik as the Secretary of the Activity, Colonel Laut (S) Darmansyah Nasution, Colonel Sus Drs. H. Ahmad Yani, and Ari Rahmadi Ph.D., as members of the Wantannas team.

Also present were Director of Technology & Acting Director of Business Strategy and Portfolio of PT Len Industri (Persero) Tazar Marta Kurniawan, SVP Technology & Research Development of PT Len Center Vicky Gitasiswaya, GM IRCC PT Len Emma Sri Sakti, Director of Marketing and Business Development of PT SEI I Made Sandika Dwiantara, GM Marketing and Sales of PT SEI Krisna Aditya, GM Engineering of PT SEI Eric Agustian and other staff who accompanied the visit.

One of the discussion agendas discussed was about how to optimize New Renewable Energy sources so that they are no longer viewed as commodities alone, but as drivers of economic needs amidst the storm of Fuel Oil (BBM) which is currently a problem in Indonesia. In this case, the government is trying to create energy equality and energy security through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) that have been echoed.

The visit also discussed how West Java is one of the regions that has a very large potential in the utilization of new renewable energy, both from natural resources such as Geothermal, wind, solar, and waterfalls, and energy resources from industrial products from the solar panel industry, batteries, and micro hydro industry. Wantannas hopes that the potential in West Java and also the solar module manufacturing owned by Len must continue to develop its existence so that it can become a source of national potential so that in the future we can reduce dependence on fossil energy.

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