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PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION
U.S. EMBASSY
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August
12, 2009 U.S. Government Awards Grants Encouraging Clean Energy and Improved Water Supply in Indonesia
(CORRECTION)
Bahasa Indonesia
Jakarta, August 12
– The U.S. Trade and Development Authority (USTDA) awarded separate
grants to PT Medco Downstream Indonesia (Medco) and Persatuan Perusahaan Air
Minum Seluruh Indonesia (PERPAMSI) that underscore the Obama
Administration’s support for a comprehensive partnership between the United
States and Indonesia. The grants encourage energy diversification, and
improved water supply services in Indonesia. The grants also open
commercial opportunities for U.S. firms associated with the implementation
of each project.
USTDA Acting Director Leocadia I. Zak signed the grants at separate
ceremonies held in Jakarta. Medco’s President Director Djatnika S.
Puradinata signed on behalf of Medco, and the signing was observed by U.S.
Embassy Jakarta’s Deputy Chief of Mission Ted Osius. PERPAMSI’s
Secretary General Ir. H. Azhar Latif signed on behalf of PERPAMSI which was
observed by U.S. Embassy Jakarta’s Administrative Counselor Michael Mullins.
The $320,924 grant to Medco will fund a feasibility study for a sweet
sorghum-based ethanol production facility in Papua Province, Indonesia. The
proposed facility will provide an important energy source to meet growing
transportation fuel demands in Indonesia and improve infrastructure such as
roads, irrigation systems, power generation and public facilities.
“Because studies have shown that sorghum is environmentally sustainable,
USTDA is supporting the development of an ethanol production facility that
uses sorghum as its feedstock,” said Acting Director Zak. “USTDA support for
this project will encourage expansion and progress in the development of the
biofuels industry, which will in turn stimulate the usage of clean energy
and stimulate job growth.”
Through a separate $266,824 grant to PERPAMSI, USTDA will support a pilot
project at a regional water company to demonstrate technology solutions to
minimize water losses as Indonesia seeks to expand potable water supply to
underserved communities.
“Indonesia has made clean, efficient water supply a priority,” said Acting
Director Zak. “This grant will help Indonesia reach its goal of increasing
clean water delivery coverage and service quality to an additional 78
million people by 2015. With the help of this USTDA-funded study,
water companies will be able to minimize future water losses due to such
causes as leaks, metering, lack of billing and collection, and illegal
connections, thereby providing clean water to more customers.”
USTDA advances economic development and U.S. commercial interests in
developing and middle-income countries. The agency funds various forms
of technical assistance, feasibility studies, training, orientation visits
and business workshops that support the development of a modern
infrastructure and a fair and open trading environment. In carrying
out its mission, USTDA gives emphasis to economic sectors that may benefit
from U.S. exports of goods and services.
For more information about USTDA, please contact Pepsi Maryarini, U.S.
Commercial Service Trade Events Coordinator, or Anasia Silviati, U.S.
Commercial Service Specialist, at (62-21) 526-2850.
For more information about the U.S. Embassy Jakarta’s activities, please visit http://jakarta.usembassy.gov/. ###
August 13, 2009
U.S.
Government Signs Grant to Fund
Study of Ethanol Production
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August 12, Jakarta –
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency Acting Director Leocadia I.
Zak (sitting, right) signs a $320, 924 grant with Medco’s President
Director Djatnika S. Puradinata (sitting, left) to fund a
feasibility study for a sweet sorghum-based ethanol production
facility in Papua Province. The signing ceremony was observed
by the U.S. Embassy’s Deputy Chief of Mission Ted Osius (standing,
right) and Medco Energi Internasional’s CEO Darmoyo Doyoatmojo
(standing, left). The proposed facility will provide an important
energy source to meet growing transportation fuel demands in
Indonesia and improve infrastructure such as roads, irrigation
systems, power generation and public facilities.
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