JAKARTA: The government wants to make it mandatory for local banks and other financial institutions to finance downstream projects, according to Bahlil Lahadalia, who chairs the country’s downstream and national energy resilience task force.
Bahlil, who is also the energy and mineral resources minister, said on Jan 10 that the government would not intervene in lowering the cost of financing and that downstream projects could bring a much earlier break-even point and better returns than other projects, as reported by state-run news agency Antara.
