National Resilience
The nation’s ability to manage and recover from challenges is evaluated through its strategies in food security, defense, and energy preparedness. This section assesses Indonesia’s effectiveness in tackling crises and ensuring national resilience.
BPOM speeds up pharmaceutical salt industry certification to boost production, meet demand
The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) is accelerating the pharmaceutical salt certification process in an effort to establish an independent national pharmaceutical industry and meet domestic needs, by ensuring the readiness of the two authorized pharmaceutical companies in implementing the mandatory Good Manufacturing Practices (CPOB).
GAPKI asks expanded oil palm oil plantations to meet B50-B100 mandate by 2045
The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) says that Indonesia needs to have extended oil palm plantations to meet the needs of the mandatory program of mixing fuel oil (BBM) and biofuel (BBN) by 50 percent or B50 up to B100.
Pertamina empowers 159 villages on clean energy, rural economy and food security
State energy company PT Pertamina is actively supporting of village-based energy and food self-sufficiency measures through the Independent Energy Village (DEB) Program.
Indonesia's economic growth in 2024 misses target
Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reveals that Indonesia's economic growth throughout 2024 was recorded at 5.03 percent, lower than the previous year's 5.05 percent and still below the target of 5.2 percent set in the 2024 State Budget (APBN).
Presiden unveils plan for sea wall to protect Java's rice fields from rising sea level
President Prabowo Subianto has considered building a giant sea wall of 700 kilometers (km) in length from Banten to East Java aimed at protecting rice fields on the northern coast of Java from the impacts of increased sea level.
Indonesia still dependent on fuel imports from Singapore: Bahlil
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia says it is ironic for Indonesia to continuously import 54 percent of its fuel oil from Singapore while considering that the neighboring country is not an oil producer.
Indonesia sets focus on key provinces to achieve rice self-sufficiency by 2025
Minister of Agriculture, Amran Sulaiman, reveals that West, Central, and East Java are key provinces in achieving the government’s target of rice self-sufficiency in 2025, with around 60 percent of national rice production originating from these three locations.
Indonesia to redirect state budget savings to boost MBG program
Minister of State Secretary (Mensesneg), Prasetyo Hadi, has hinted at the government’s decision to save the 2025 state budget (APBN) for the sake of increasing funding for the free nutritious meals program (MBG).
Regional governments asked to contribute Rp5T for free nutritious meals program
Tito Karnavian, Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) says that regional administrations (Pemda) are expected to help the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program by donating around Rp5 trillion (US$305.7 million) for the construction of Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG).
PLN studies CCS implementation for national electricity reliability
State power utility PT PLN is studying the implementation of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology for steam-fired power plants (PLTU) to maintain the reliability of the national electricity system although the cost of its implementation is relatively high at US$40 per ton.
Indonesia plans giant sea wall to protect Java’s coastline from flooding, land subsidence
Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development (Menko IPK), Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), has revealed the government’s plan to build a US$50 billion (Rp809.5 trillion) giant sea wall on Java Island to protect the island’s coastline from flooding and land subsidence.