Prabowo Pede Indonesia Will Not Import Fuel In The Next 5 Years

Prabowo Subianto (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The President of the Republic of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, admitted that he is optimistic that in the next 5 years Indonesia will no longer import fuel oil (BBM). He admitted that this happened thanks to the energy self-sufficiency program launched by the government.

"I believe that in the not long term we will not import fuel from outside. I have confidence that in 5 years we will not import fuel anymore," Prabowo said when inaugurating the Jatigede hydropower plant, Monday, January 20.

Prabowo said energy is needed to carry out the transformation of the nation. For this reason, he targets 100 percent of self-sufficiency in energy during his tenure as head of state.

"Indeed, we have to self-sufficiency in energy and our target will be 100 percent self-sufficiency in the energy agency," added Prabowo.

He believes that currently Indonesia is one of the most likely countries in the world to be included in the list as the most advanced country in the field of energy transformation. This is evident from a number of energy transformations into renewable energy, clean energy, green energy that reduces carbon emissions.

"So many countries are screaming, we don't have to scream but we make it happen, we direct it," he said.

Not only self-sufficiency in energy, Prabowo also believes that food self-sufficiency can be achieved in the near future. He admitted that he received a report from the minister of the food sector that Indonesia would carry out food self-sufficiency in the second year of his government.

"I received a report from the ministers of the food sector, before the second year we were self-sufficiency in food, we would not import it, our energy would also go to self-sufficiency in the not too distant future," Prabowo said.