Alternative Energy Policy Model Based on Local Potential in West Halmahera Regency, Indonesia

Abstract

Alternative energy is needed not only for us today, but also for future generations. There are so many alternative forms of energy available that there are many options for governments to encourage researchers to research and discover new renewable energy or alternative energy types, the number of public pressure for the government to issue a pro-people policy related to this energy makes the government must be careful in reacting, because the current position is starting from the people's choice. Primary energy forms in West Halmahera Regency, among others: geothermal, sea, wind, hydropower and the sun. Based on this and see the importance of source and alternative energy utilization factors in the present time, and the existence of Regulation of West Halmahera Regent Number 16 Year 2015 on West Halmahera Potential Local Alternative Energy Management Plan, this could be the driving factor for other special policies related to the use of alternative energy in West Halmahera either in the form of local regulation, or even it could make the spirit of North Maluku Provincial Government to make special regulation or at least governor regulation about Potential Local Alternative Energy Management Plan in North Maluku Province.

Keywords: model, policy, alternative energy, West Halmahera Regency, Indonesia.