Purnomo Yusgiantoro: "Alternative Energy is more Expensive than Oil-based Fuels"

December 11, 2000

The government doesn't seem to have a blueprint for sustained energy development. Oil is estimated to run out in 18 years and gas in 53—if consumption remains a normal level. The possibility of an energy crisis should be anticipated, for instance by developing various substitutes or using alternative energies. Indonesia has abundant resources: the sun shines all year round, not to mention the 85,000 kilometers of shoreline plus peat land

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