ENERGY POLICIES FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN INDONESIA

Abstract

Lack of access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy sources can hinder individual and social growth, leading to poverty. It is necessary to conduct studies focusing on the energy sector to eradicate poverty in Indonesia and towards sustainable development. This research is combination research that combines quantitative and qualitative research with a sequential explanatory design. The research design uses a hypothesis testing method, which explains the effect of the independent variable, namely Energy, on the dependent variable, namely Poverty and Government Policy as a Moderation variable. A qualitative approach is content analysis on mapping central Government Policy related to Poverty Alleviation Regulations in Indonesia. The results of the study show that Energy has no significant effect on the Economy because Energy is a process that is not instantaneous. In the long term, it is proven that Energy significantly affects poverty alleviation. Government policies significantly moderate the influence of Energy on Poverty Alleviation. This means that the government budget in the Energy sector is significant in reducing poverty in Indonesia. In order to obtain more optimal results, effective and targeted efforts are needed, including sharpening energy subsidy targets, increasing local strength in creating renewable energy supplies, and utilizing New Renewable Energy (EBT) in various sectors more efficiently throughout Indonesia.