Pertamina Urges Young Indonesians to Understand Dual Growth Strategy and Energy Transition

Pertamina brought its energy security and transition agenda to Indonesia’s younger generation at IdeaFest 2026, presenting a strategy built on two tracks: protecting existing energy supplies while developing lower-carbon businesses.

Corporate Secretary Arya Dwi Paramita described the approach at the Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta. He said Indonesia’s energy consumption remains higher than domestic production, meaning the country still needs to import part of its oil and gas supply.

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Consumption is higher than national production. That is why we need to bring in oil and gas supplies from other countries to meet domestic needs.

“Consumption is higher than national production. That is why we need to bring in oil and gas supplies from other countries to meet domestic needs,” Arya said. He argued that the challenge requires both stronger domestic production and the development of new energy sources.

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To meet current needs, we must maintain production security so people continue to receive fuel. At the same time, we are building low-carbon businesses and new renewable energy.

Under the Dual Growth Strategy, Pertamina aims to optimize its existing business so people continue to receive fuel while building renewable and low-carbon activities for the future. The company is developing geothermal and solar energy, as well as sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF.

One of its projects uses used cooking oil as a raw material for SAF. Pertamina collects the oil and processes it at its Cilacap refinery with other supporting materials. Arya said the fuel had undergone research since 2015 and trials from 2021 to 2025. The used-cooking-oil-based SAF has also been used on Pelita Air Service flights, including the Jakarta-Bali route.

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We turn the oil into fuel for aircraft. But there is no need to worry, because the research began in 2015, was conducted rigorously and was tested from 2021 to 2025.