Indonesia's defence minister Prabowo Subianto has claimed victory in the country's presidential elections on 14 February, although official results have not yet been announced.
Exit polls indicate that Prabowo and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka have garnered around 56.1pc of votes, according to state news agency Antara, which cited research company Indikator Politik Indonesia's findings. "We did not expect the result from the quick counts to be this high," said Gibran on 14 February as the pair addressed supporters.
Vote counting is still underway and it could take a few weeks for official results from the General Elections Commission to be announced. Incumbent president Joko Widodo will remain in office until October.
It is unlikely that the appointment of Prabowo will lead to any significant changes in the country's energy policy. The three candidates vying for the position of president did not present detailed energy strategies or firm commitments in the run-up to the elections.
Prabowo and Gibran have indicated that they aim to reduce Indonesia's fossil fuel dependency and for Indonesian state-owned utility PLN to boost the share of renewable energy in its power supply. Their energy transition plan is also focused on biofuels for transport, with an aim of increasing Indonesia's 35pc biodiesel blending policy to 50pc by 2019.
Fossil fuels are likely to remain a large part of Indonesia's energy mix. The country targets oil production of 1mn b/d and gas production of 12bn ft³/d (123.6bn m³/yr) by 2030, up from 605,500 b/d and 5.4bn ft³/d in 2023, although recent output declines suggest meeting these targets will be a challenge.
Prabowo has also indicated broad support for his predecessor's policy of restricting exports of raw materials such as nickel ore and bauxite, in order to encourage investment in smelters and processing facilities. The policy has helped make Indonesia the world's largest supplier of nickel products.
