Indonesia's Readiness to Utilize Renewable Energy Wind Power Plants As Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals

Abstract

Utilization of renewable energy as an alternative to provide clean energy is one of the priorities of the Sustainable Development Goal, which can reduce the use of carbon emissions. Without the utilization of renewable energy, the results of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are projected to increase until 2030 (IPCC 2014; IEA 2015), global energy demand is expected to double by 2050 compared to 1991 (World Energy Council 2013). In today's world development, there are already thousands of Wind Power Plants (PLTB) or Wind power installed with a maximum capacity of 93,849 MW. Indonesia is one of the countries that has implemented it, also in South Sulawesi recently, namely in Sidrap and Jeneponto Regencies with a capacity of 75 MW and 72 MW respectively. The problem that arises is that the MNC that runs it has asked for an increase in PLN's purchase price for the wind power it produces, but the Government has not granted it, while as many as six million people in Indonesia who still lack access to electricity, especially in remote rural areas, are predicted to see an increase in demand for electricity of around 10% each year. The solution to this is the implementation of several things including the need for Government Policy in considering the economics of wind power plants, namely by making a Law on Renewable Energy including wind power and making a Presidential Regulation on the price of electricity purchased by PLN from companies that produce Renewable Energy including wind power; Transition in Government Practices and Community Institutions for the sustainable progress of humanity and the utilization of technological advances, especially the Internet of Things in Indonesia to help accelerate the implementation of wind power in Indonesia.