Jakarta. President Prabowo Subianto said Indonesia aims to end oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports within three years, setting an ambitious energy self-sufficiency target as the government seeks to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and volatile global energy markets.

“We must no longer import even a single barrel of oil. God willing, in the shortest possible time, we must no longer import even a single LPG cylinder,” Prabowo said Tuesday, according to a broadcast by the Presidential Secretariat.

He made the remarks while launching a 100-gigawatt-peak (GWp) solar power program in Jembrana, Bali, describing energy independence as a key pillar of national sovereignty.

Indonesia remains heavily dependent on fossil fuels, which account for roughly 87% to 89% of its primary energy mix. Coal alone generates more than 60% of the country’s electricity, despite Indonesia being one of the world’s largest coal producers.

The country has also become increasingly reliant on imported oil. Once a major oil exporter and member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Indonesia became a net oil importer in 2004, leaving its economy and fiscal position more exposed to global crude prices and import costs.

Indonesia consumes about 1.6 million barrels of oil a day but produces only around 608,000 bpd, creating a supply shortfall that requires imports of roughly 1 million bpd of crude and refined petroleum products.

Prabowo said the government would address the gap by combining a major expansion of renewable power with efforts to increase domestic oil and gas production.

The government plans to build 100 GW of solar power capacity within three years, a target Prabowo said could potentially be achieved even sooner.

The scale of the target is significant but remains well below Indonesia’s estimated solar potential of about 3,294 GWp. As of 2026, however, the country had installed only around 1.5 GWp of solar capacity, highlighting the scale of the expansion required to meet the government’s goal.

The planned 100 GW of new solar capacity is also roughly equivalent to Indonesia’s entire current installed electricity capacity, which stands at about 88 GW across coal, oil, gas, geothermal and other sources, according to Prabowo.

“We will build 100 gigawatts, and we are not playing around. Our target is 100 gigawatts in three years,” he said.

Prabowo said the solar expansion would be accompanied by greater development of geothermal resources, newly discovered gas fields and higher domestic oil production.

“With 100 gigawatts, the geothermal resources we have, the gas fields we have discovered and oil lifting that must continue to increase, we must no longer import even a single barrel of oil,” he said.

He also urged his cabinet to work aggressively and focus on measurable results in managing the country’s natural resources for public welfare.

Prabowo did not elaborate on the program’s technical details or financing.

Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said the 100-GWp solar program would require an estimated $73 billion (Rp 1,292 trillion) in investment. He said the program could also reduce electricity costs by around Rp 73.9 trillion ($4.5 billion). 

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