Bali-CEF-2016

The Jakarta Post – BALI TO HOST CLEAN ENERGY FORUM Bali will host the first international forum on clean energy on Feb. 11 to 12. Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry secretary general Teguh Pamuji said on Saturday that the forum will bring together 45 energy ministers and some 1,000 representatives from 80 countries. Bali was selected as the host location for the forum based on the fact that Bali is a province that has successfully developed clean energy, he said. “Hopefully, Bali’s spirit to develop new and renewable clean energy can be disseminated to other provinces,” he said. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will open the meeting, Teguh said, adding that it will be titled Bali Clean Energy Forum. The forum will comprise of five pillars. The first pillar will serve as a forum for ministers to discuss a policy on new energy. The second pillar will serve as a forum for world experts, expected to provide input to participating governments, to discuss clean and environmentally friendly energy development. 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 and is expected to improve the public’s knowledge of clean energy, he said. Meanwhile, the fifth pillar will serve as a forum for youth, whom forum organizers hope will contribute to discussions.