Jakarta, Dec. 28 -- Indonesia is seeking to accelerate renewable energy investment as part of its push toward energy sovereignty, with a senior parliamentary leader holding talks in Abu Dhabi with UAE-based clean energy firm Masdar, officials said Sunday.

Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR RI) Eddy Soeparno met Masdar Clean Energy executives to explore opportunities to expand the company's renewable energy footprint in Southeast Asia's largest economy, amid Jakarta's drive to speed up its energy transition.

Soeparno, accompanied by Indonesia's ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Judha Nugraha, was received at Masdar's headquarters by Chief Operating Officer Abdulaziz Alobaidli and Head of Development and Inves...