The Feasibility of Harnessing Renewable Sources of Energy in Indonesia

The present report describes the results of a project jointly undertaken by UNEP and the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Indonesia, to harness renewable sources of energy in Indonesia. It included three main activities. Surveys on energy consumption and supply in the rural areas, testing the efficiencies of available fuelwood stoves with the target of identifying and developing, in the future, more efficient and environmentally-sound stoves and, finally, demonstrating the feasibility of biogas production and use in Indonesia with the target of promoting development and use of new and renewable sources of energy in these areas.