Bali To Host Int`l Forum For Clean Energy Denpasar

Bali (Antara) - Bali province will host the first ever international forum on clean energy on February 11-12.

The forum will bring together 45 energy ministers and some 1,000 representatives from the energy sectors in 80 countries, Secretary General of the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry Teguh Pamuji said at a meeting with Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika here on Saturday.

The selection of Bali as a venue of the forum is based on the fact that Bali is one of the Indonesian provinces which has successfully developed clean energy, he said.

"Hopefully, the spirit of Bali to develop new and renewable clean energy can be disseminated to other provinces," he said.

He said President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will open the meeting called "Bali Clean Energy Forum".

The forum will comprise five pillars. The first pillar will serve as a forum for ministers to discuss a subsequent policy on new energy.

The second pillar will serve as a forum for world experts expected to give inputs to governments of the participating countries to develop clean and environmentally friendly energy.

The third pillar will serve as a forum for representatives from the energy sectors, and the fourth pillar will serve as a forum for the community expected to improve the public`s knowledge of clean energy, he said.

The fifth pillar will serve as a forum for youths expected to contribute to the development of clean energy. (WDY)