English Essay Task
Muhammad Aldi Pratama
1415061029
Energy and Environment Partnership with
Indonesia
(EEP Indonesia)
(EEP Indonesia)
The historical relations between two nations has begun prior to the formation of Republic of Indonesia. Back in September 3, 1923, Finland has established its honorary consul inBatavia (now Jakarta), Dutch East Indies, and formalized in March 31, 1927. Following the end of Indonesian National Revolution, on February 10, 1950, Finland recognized Indonesian sovereignty, and the two countries established diplomatic relations on September 6, 1954. From this time, the Finnish embassy in New Delhi was also appointed for Indonesia until May 1, 1974, when Finland finally opened its embassy in Jakarta.[1] In 1976, Indonesia reciprocally established its own embassy in Helsinki.
In August 2005, Martti Ahtisaari of Finland has helped to end 30 years of fighting between Acehanese rebels and the Indonesian government. He initiated and mediated a crisis management initiative that successfully led to a peace agreement signed in Helsinki followed seven months of negotiations.[3]
The partnership between Finland and Indonesia covers some sectors, including education, technology, renewable energy, environment, economy and trade.[2] There are numbers of Finnish companies investing and operating in Indonesia.
EEP Indonesia is a joint collaboration between the Government of Indonesia
and the Government of Finland to promote renewable energy, energy efficiency
and investment in clean energy technology in Indonesia. The programme commenced
in April 2011 and it is works at central level in Jakarta and in two defined
target provinces, namely Central Kalimantan and Riau. EEP Indonesia aims at
supporting wider provision and use of renewable energy, with a focus on
bioenergy, and combating climate change.
Objectives of EEP Indonesia
Energy and Environment Partnership with Indonesia (EEP Indonesia)
programme, financed by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland (MFA) and
implemented in cooperation with the Directorate General of New, Renewable
Energy and Energy Conservation of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
of Indonesia (Directorate of Bioenergy), provides funding for renewable energy,
especially bioenergy related projects, studies, capacity development and
information sharing in the provinces of Central Kalimantan and Riau. In
addition EEP Indonesia contributes to the development of renewable energy
friendly policies both in the programme target provinces and at the central
level in Indonesia.
EEP Indonesia collaborates with other renewable energy related programs
operational in the country and elsewhere in Southeast Asia, especially with the
Energy and Environment Partnership with the Mekong Region Countries. This
programme, called as EEP Mekong, is also funded by the Ministry for Foreign
Affairs of Finland.
EEP finance
The total budget for the EEP Indonesia programme until 2014 is EUR 4
million. Joint initiatives, for instance public-private partnerships and
projects implemented in cooperation with local communities and, to enhance
technology transfer, collaboration with Finnish organizations are encouraged.
Both Indonesian and international NGOs, companies, public and private
initiatives, research institutes and consulting companies have been eligible to
apply for EEP project financing. The financed initiatives cover following types
of activities:
- Pilot and demonstration projects on bioenergy, also including waste-to-energy applications
- Pre-feasibility and feasibility
studies, CDM preparation, environmental impact assessments (EIA)
- Strategic studies for renewable
energy development
- Capacity building/training
programs
Some of the supported projects aim at commercial/industrial bioenergy
solutions whereas some others are more community based and implemented at
village level in the target provinces. The EEP finance is used to cover
following types of expenses:
- Technical services and
consultancies
- Equipment and materials for the
project
- Project promotion and
dissemination
- Meetings and seminars/workshops
- Training
- Travel expenses
So far the maximum EEP finance for a project has been EUR 200,000.
Implemented projects
Since 2011 EEP Indonesia has facilitated two calls for proposals and the
EEP finance has been distributed to the following twenty (20) projects
implemented in the target provinces:
Riau Province
- Feasibility Study: Creating
Biogas from Sago Starch Industry’s Waste Water and Biomass. Lead Partner:
Sararasa Biomass Pte. Ltd.
- Comprehensive Commercial
Bioenergy Solutions from Palm Oil Waste Streams at Small and Large-Scale
Processing Facilities in Riau Province, Indonesia. Lead Partner: PT STC
Indonesia.
- Cow Manure: Sustainable and
Green Energy Development to Support Economy and Community Welfare in Suka
Maju Women’s Group in Teluk Meranti, Riau. Lead Partner: Institute Social
and Economic Change (ISEC).
- Cow Manure Conversion into
Biogas for Energy in Riau. Lead Partner: Yayasan Bina Usaha Lingkungan
(YBUL).
- Swastisiddhi Amagra POME to the
Electricity Project – CDM preparation. Lead Partner: South Pole Carbon
Asset Management Ltd.
- Setting up a Renewable Energy
Clearing House in Riau Province. Lead Partner: Energy Research Center
(EnReach).
- Support for the Integrated
Regional Energy Planning Process of Riau Province. Lead Partner: Yayasan Spektrum
Pelangi Indonesia.
- Strategic Study - Redeemable
biomass electricity credits (RBEC). Lead Partner: Sinclair Knight Merz Ltd
(SKM).
- Integrated Biogas Production
from Human Manure and Domestic Waste in Dar El Hikmah Boarding School
Pekanbaru, Riau. Lead Partner: LKM Harapan Madani.
- Dual Chamber Gasifier for Gas
Fuel Production from Biomass. Lead Partner: PT Dyna Energy.
- Sanitary Landfill Gas for Riau
Rural Electricity. Lead Partner: Universitas Indonesia.
- Biomass Stoves for the
Indigenous Community of Indragiri Hilir. Lead Partner: Mangrove Indragiri.
Central Kalimantan Province
- Reducing Deforestation and GHG
Emission with Biomass Stove and Fuel as Alternative Energy for a
Community. Lead Partner: Yayasan Inovasi Teknologi Indonesia (INOTEK).
- Market Introduction of Medium
Scale Biogas Digester. Lead Partner: SNV Netherlands Development
Organisation.
- Integrated Commercial Biomass
Energy and Electrical Power Production from Coconut, Wood Processing and
Palm Oil Biomass Waste Streams in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Lead
Partner: PT STC Indonesia.
- Developing and Piloting a
Platform and Database for the Biomass and Bioenergy Resource Assessment.
Lead Partner: Wiltrain Consulting Oy.
- Development of an Integrated
Biogas Energy Demonstration in Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan. Lead
Partner: YAPEKA.
- Production of Biogas from
Farming Wastes. Lead Partner: Yayasan Eka Mandiri.
Operational in the both provinces, Riau and Central Kalimantan
- Teaching Biomass Technologies
at Technical Schools. Lead Partner: ETC Foundation.
Capacity building and strategic studies
In addition to the finance for renewable energy projects EEP Indonesia
organizes related capacity building and strategic studies and contributes to
the development of renewable energy friendly policies in the programme target
provinces and at the central level in Indonesia. Among other things training on
formulation of proposals for renewable energy projects, mainstreaming gender –
energy issues and RE business forums have been facilitated. To promote
information sharing and transfer of know-how and technologies Indonesian delegations,
consisting of representatives from the key stakeholder institutes of the
programme, have participated in renewable energy conferences in country and in
SE Asia and the donor country in Finland.
The following studies have been conducted by 2013:
The following studies have been conducted by 2013:
- Review of legislative,
regulatory, institutional and financial barriers to renewable energy,
training needs assessment (2011 – 2012)
- Assessment of
opportunities/potential for renewable energy production and utilization in
the provinces of Central Kalimantan and Riau (2011 – 2012)
- Integration of carbon market
benefits with RE projects and definition of a methodology to assess the
baseline and impact of the EEP financed projects on the carbon balance
(2012)
Reports of these studies are available in the Documents, Studies on the EEP
Indonesia website (www.eepindonesia.org).
Moreover, in 2013 EEP Indonesia supports development of Integrated Regional Energy Master Plans in the both programme target provinces, Central Kalimantan and Riau.
Moreover, in 2013 EEP Indonesia supports development of Integrated Regional Energy Master Plans in the both programme target provinces, Central Kalimantan and Riau.
References
- http://www.eepindonesia.org/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland%E2%80%93Indonesia_relations