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RENEWABLE ENERGY TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

GRU’s (Gainesville Reginal Utilities) is a company which are serve the needs of the community in  Gaineseville for electricity, clean water, waste water treatment and telecommunications. For electricity needed, GRU supplied 481 MW for  93,000 customers from 611 MW total capacity generated. The power plant using many various of energy, which composition :  73% fossil fuel, 6% nuclear, and 21% renewable energy.

 
In an effort carbon emissions reduction, GRU's commited to the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. There are two strategies undertaken by GRU to this, namely (1) Energy eficiency through the lowest kilowatt-hour usage per residential customer and customer incentives/education, and (2) Renewable energy based on resource availability (biomass and solar).  In the development of renewable energy, GRU’s capturing methane gas from landfills (3 MW) and  increasing capacity of solar energy  from 2 MW to 32 MW in 2016. Beside that, 100 MW biomass waste wood will on line in late 2013 by third party.

Indonesia has a various of sources for generating of power plant, be it fossil and renewable energy. Indonesia is rich in coal, diesel fuel and even exported abroad, likewise natural gas. Indonesia also has many sources of renewable energy, such as biomass, solar, hydro, wind and wave. But unfortunately all sources of renewable fuels are yet to be worked out optimal. One reason is the selling price of electricity to the customer is still low, so not a lot of private parties who are interested in investment in renewable energy. With electricity selling price less than $ 0.10 makes developers are not interested in investing in renewable energy. Indonesia is rich in energy resources but still having the energy crisis. Where lies the fault?

Comments

Ahmad Suhijriah

These best practice at Gaineseville need to be transfered to local goverment in Indonesia because we have the potential of natural resource.

Lauren Crawford

Hm, that is very interestin Made. I was curious how renewable energy and fuels are seen in Indonesia. Do you think the market doesn't exist? Or is it the infrastructure that does not? Maybe that is what is preventing it from being readily available.

Sally Palmi

Hi Made,

Who owns and operates the power companies in Indonesia? Some of it may be driven by the owners to maximize the profit. Unless the commitment is made to invest in the infrasturucture it is difficult to get it started. In the USA, we have some incentives t encourage the use of renewable energy. Does that exist in Indonesia?

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