JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has Wednesday (October 22) launched new regulation regarding the biomass and biogas powerplant.
This new regulation (Ministerial Decree) Number 27/2014, replacing the Ministrial Decree Number 4/2012, aims to attract investors’ appetite to develop biomass and biogas powered plants.
Since the issue of ministerial decree number 4/2012 in February 2012, the private investment for developing on grid biomass and biogas powered plants remains low along with the rupiah depreciation and biomass prices increase.
The usage of biomass and biogass needs to be increased for replacing the usage of fuel, mainly in the areas or islands with low electricity ratio.