Jakarta, Dec. 5 -- Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan is optimistic about Indonesia's copious green energy aiding the country to improve its current account deficit.

"It is only after many years that we realize this potential environment-friendly energy. If we manage it, it will surely be able to curb Indonesia's current account (deficit). The trade war has made us aware of this potential," he noted in a written statement released on Thursday.

Indonesia has green energy that can generate 443,208 megawatts of electricity, he stated at the Bloomberg Forum on New Energy Finance held Shanghai, China, on Wednesday (Dec 4, 2019).

Green energy sources comprise water, wind, and biomass.

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