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Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 01:00 HKT/SGT Source: PT Pertamina JAKARTA, Mar 22, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – State-run oil and gas corporation PT Pertamina (Persero) has set a more comprehensive energy transition as the company’s priority program by increasing the energy mix to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “Pertamina is committed to becoming an environmentally friendly and socially responsible company, which upholds good corporate governance,” President Director Nicke Widyawati noted in a statement on Monday.President Director & CEO Nicke Widyawati delivers her remarks at the Pertamina-Dubai Expo Media Briefing on March 18, 2022. (ANTARA/HO-Pertamina/uyu)According to the statement, the company has played an important role in leading the green transition in Indonesia’s energy industry and targets a 30-percent reduction in emissions by 2030. It will prioritize the development of new and renewable energy to overcome environmental problems and support the realization of Indonesia’s energy mix in 2030.Pertamina supports the Indonesian 2022 G20 Presidency which has chosen energy transition as one of the agendas of the inter-governmental forum. As a member of the G20’s Business 20 (B20) Task Force on Energy, Sustainability, and Climate, Pertamina will strive to become a catalyst for green policy in accordance with the principles of energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability.Nicke remarked that Pertamina implemented 8 strategic initiatives to develop environmentally friendly and sustainable energy. The initiatives include establishing green refineries, developing bioenergy, commercializing hydrogen, increasing gasification, initiating battery and integrated energy storage ecosystems, as well as increasing the capacity of installed geothermal power plant.”We believe that Indonesia’s abundant geothermal resources can become a strong backbone in expediting the energy transition program in line with the government’s goal of achieving net zero emissions in 2060,” Widyawati added.Contact: Fajriyah Usman, VP Corporate Communications, PT Pertamina (Persero)Email: fajriyah.usman@pertamina.com, URL: https://www.pertamina.comWritten by: Sugiharto Purnama, Uyu Liman; Editor: Fardah Assegaf (c) ANTARA 2022 Topic: Press release summary Source: PT Pertamina Sectors: Environment, Alternative Energy http://www.acnnewswire.com From the Asia Corporate News Network Copyright © 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Asia Corporate News Network. PT Pertamina Mar 21, 2022 06:00 HKT/SGT Pertamina Sets Initiatives to Expedite Energy Transition Mar 20, 2022 12:00 HKT/SGT Indonesia’s Pertamina Accelerates Energy Transition Mar 10, 2022 19:00 HKT/SGT B20 Task Force Proposes 3 Green Energy Transition Recommendations Feb 24, 2022 14:00 HKT/SGT SOEs Minister Erick Thohir paves the way for Good Corporate Governance Nov 13, 2021 21:00 HKT/SGT Pertamina to expand geothermal capacity by implementing ESG Nov 12, 2021 04:00 HKT/SGT Committed to ESG, Pertamina develops a climate village program Nov 9, 2021 15:00 HKT/SGT Go Sustainability, Pertamina Successfully Increases ESG Rating to PROPER Nov 8, 2021 23:00 HKT/SGT Committed to Expanding NRE, Pertamina Prepares US$8.3 Billion Capex Nov 2, 2021 21:00 HKT/SGT Supporting Government to Reduce Emissions, Pertamina Cooperates with ExxonMobil to Develop Low Carbon Technology Nov 2, 2021 13:00 HKT/SGT Pertamina supports achievement of Indonesia’s carbon emissions target More news>>