Jokowi calls for sustainable water use and ensure it becomes an energy source in Indonesia


MANADO, Indonesia (Bernama-ANTARA): Indonesia needs to pay special attention and identify ways to manage its water, as an energy resource, in a prudent manner, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has stated in Bolaang Mongondow District, North Sulawesi.

"In the future, matters related to water energy will burden us if we do not take preparatory measures from now," he said during the inauguration of Lolak Dam in Bolaang Mongondow, reported ANTARA news agency.

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