Jakarta is far from a green city. But the provincial government is taking steps to get it a little closer to earning that title.
Vice Governor of Jakarta Djarot Saiful Hidayat said the city government is working with the National Energy Board (DEN) to increase the capital’s use of renewable energy.
“For the first stage, we will start using solar power for streetlights and traffic lights. We will use solar power for lights throughout the city, including city parks,” Djarot at City Hall yesterday as quoted by BeritaSatu.
Djarot said he hoped that the capital would be able to replace much of its reliance on fossil fuels such as coal and oil with renewable sources such as solar, hydro and bio-thermal.
The vice governor said Jakarta could soon get as much as 23 percent of its energy from solar as well as recycling trash to be turned into biofuel. If that were achieved, he said, Jakarta could then become a model for other cities in Indonesia looking to increase their renewable energy use.
