Why transmission
Grids take far longer to build than the power plants they connect, and both countries need to expand theirs to carry more renewable power.
Indonesia plans to add about 47,758 circuit-kilometers of transmission by 2034, and Japan is reinforcing its own grid. Transmission is still an underdeveloped part of the long-standing energy cooperation between the two countries, including under the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC). The dialogue explores how that cooperation can be deepened.
The dialogue
The dialogue runs in three connected sessions: “Indonesia and Japan Transmission Reality Check,” “Enabling Investment for Transmission Development,” and “Advancing Indonesia–Japan Transmission Cooperation Through AZEC.”
The day opens with remarks from Dr. Dino Patti Djalal, Founder and Chairman of FPCI; Dr. Nurmala Kartini Pandjaitan Sjahrir, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Japan; and Prof. Tatsuya Terazawa, Chairman and CEO of IEEJ. Agus Sari then sets the context for the day.
Agus Sari’s role
Co-chair of the dialogue, and chair of Sessions 1 and 3.
Agus Sari, CEO of The Landscape Group, takes part as Climate Fellow of the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia. He co-chairs the dialogue with IEEJ, opens the day by setting its context, and chairs the first session on the state of transmission in both countries and the third on cooperation through AZEC, before closing the dialogue with his fellow chair.
The following day the Indonesian delegation meets Japanese partners in Tokyo, including the Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies (ISEP).
The discussion is held under the Chatham House Rule. Outcomes cleared for publication will be shared through the Just Energy Transition and Weekly 360.