Abundant potential of renewable energy (RE) in Indonesia is predicted to replace conventional energy which continues to experience depletion year by year. However, until now, the use of RE has only reached 2% of the existing potential of 441.7 GW. The main overview of this work is to investigate the availability of RE that can be utilized for electricity generation in Indonesia. National energy demand and targets in the long run during the 2017–2050 period are also discussed. Besides, government policies in supporting RE development are considered in this work. The results show that the potential of RE in Indonesia can be utilized and might replace conventional energy for decades. The use of RE for electricity generation can be achieved by employing a government policy that supports the investor as the executor of RE development. The selling price of electricity generated from RE is cheaper than electricity generated from fossils; this makes economy is more affordable for people. Finally, the target set by the government for utilizing RE as the main energy in Indonesia can be done by implementing several policies for the RE development. Thus, greenhouse gas emissions and the use of petroleum fuels can be reduced.

印度尼西亚的可再生能源（RE）潜力巨大，预计将取代逐年枯竭的常规能源。但是，直到现在，可再生能源的使用仅达到了现有潜力441.7 GW的2％。这项工作的主要概述是调查可用于印度尼西亚发电的可再生能源的可用性。还讨论了国家能源需求和长期目标（2017-2050年）。此外，这项工作还考虑了支持可再生能源发展的政府政策。结果表明，可再生能源在印度尼西亚的潜力可以被利用，并有可能替代传统能源数十年。可再生能源可用于发电，可通过采用支持投资者作为可再生能源开发执行者的政府政策来实现。可再生能源发电的售价要比化石发电便宜。这使人们更容易负担经济。最后，政府制定的将可再生能源用作印度尼西亚主要能源的目标可以通过实施多项可再生能源发展政策来实现。因此，可以减少温室气体排放和石油燃料的使用。