Minister Saito Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Arifin Tasrif, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia

At the beginning of the meeting, in the presence of Minister Saito, Minister Arifin, and H.E. Mr. Airlangga Hartarto, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Indonesia, two documents were concluded, namely [i] amendment agreement to the Power Purchase Agreement for the development of future units of the Muara Laboh geothermal power generation project between PT. PLN, a state-owned electric power company in Indonesia, and PT. Supreme Energy Muara Laboh, a private power generation company in Indonesia, in which Sumitomo Corporation and INPEX Corporation are invested and participating, and [ii] a preliminary understanding on the implementation of waste-to-energy Legok Nangka project between West Java Province and PT. PLN, Indonesia, and Sumitomo Corporation.

At the meeting, the two sides welcomed the progress being made in many bilateral projects, including those for renewable energy and natural gas, and they also confirmed that Indonesia has played leading roles in the development of the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) platform. Also, they confirmed that Japan and Indonesia will further accelerate cooperation for energy transitions and decarbonization, including the fields of providing support in formulating a roadmap and renewable energy, on the occasion of AZEC Leaders Meeting. Moreover, the two sides reaffirmed AZEC principles and, based on this, they agreed that Japan and Indonesia will collaborate to advance decarbonization in the Asian region, mainly in ASEAN economies, placing AZEC at the core.

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International Affairs Division, Commissioner's Secretariat, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy