Jakarta, March 12 -- Deputy Minister of National Development Planning, Febrian Alphyanto Ruddyard, has said that Indonesia has a good opportunity to offer storage services for emitted CO2 from overseas.

"With competitive costs, Indonesia has a great opportunity to market its carbon storage capacity (to foreign contractors) and make it a strategic sector," he expounded.

He delivered the remarks during a meeting with representatives of the EU-ASEAN Sustainable Connectivity Package Investment Facility (EU SCOPE IF), according to a statement issued on Wednesday.

To tap this opportunity, it will be necessary to build a strong ecosystem, including providing attractive regulations to the private sector so that they are willing to invest in ca...