Indonesia | Modernising its Maritime Infrastructure Through Environmental Incentives

Indonesia is modernizing its maritime infrastructure through environmental incentives with the Indonesia Green Port Initiative , leveraging environmental sustainability and carbon reductions to boost global logistics competitiveness. The framework requires ports to adopt clean energy and digital systems, ultimately transforming a significant portion of the country’s nearly 350 ports. 

The measure seeks to accelerate the decarbonization of the port sector and encourage the adoption of clean technologies and according to Antara, a news agency that delivers real time information on various events from Indonesia and around the world, 

the Asian country is considering the implementation of carbon - limited economic incentives for ports that adopt sustainable practices,  as part of its strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and move toward more environmentally friendly port operations. 

During the launch of the Green and Smart Port Initiatives (GSPI) 2026 in Jakarta, Deputy Minister Coordinator for Affordability and Food Security Nani Hendiarti explained that the government is considering incorporating sustainable ports into the national Economic Value of Carbon (NEK) scheme. 

If the proposal is approved, terminals that meet environmental standards will be able to access economic incentives similar to those received by buildings certified as sustainable. 

Core Drivers of Port Modernization: 

•    Green & Sjmart Port Initiatives (GSPI): The Indonesian government evaluates ports across two main vectors, with 80% of the score based on environmental performance, such as waste management from ships, renewable energy usage, and carbon emissions reduction, and 20% based on digitalization and smart port technology. 
•    Carbon Economic Value (NEK) Framework: The Coordinating Ministry for Food Affairs is preparing economic incentives to motivate port operations to decrease carbon emissions under Presidential Regulation Number 110. 
•    Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV): To property implement these upcoming carbon incentives, the government is establishing a specific MRV methodology to accurately quantify emissions across port operations. 

On - the - Ground Transformations: 

•    Eco - Fishing and Infrastructure: Specific ports like the Bitung Oceanic fishing Port, have set a model by supplying clean electricity at unloading docks, banning environmentally harmful fishing gear, and implementing on - site waste banks. 
•    Mangrove Restoration and Shore Power: State - owned port operator Pelindo is heavily involved in greening port areas to support national mangrove restoration targets and providing shore power supply for docked vessels. 
•    Policy Developments: Discussions are exploring ways these modernization efforts can lead to carbon incentives for green ports to support long – term economic and logistical growth. 

The initiative is part of the implementation of Presidential Regulation No. 110/2025 on the Economic Value of Carbon, which supports Indonesia’s goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 32% through national actions and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 or sooner. 

Indonesia launched the Green and Smart Port program in 2019. By 2025, a total of 41 ports had participated in the evaluation process and eight were certified as green and smart ports. 

 
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