Bogor, W. Java, June 11 -- Indonesia's National Energy Council (DEN) is reviewing a plan to repurpose inactive or 'idle' storage tanks to strengthen the country's Energy Buffer Reserve (CPE) as a low-cost solution to fortify energy security.

"We are looking into how these idle tanks can be maximized," DEN member Satya Widya Yudha said on the sidelines of an event at IPB University in Bogor, West Java, on Wednesday (June 10).

Expanding crude oil storage capacity is central to Indonesia's medium-term strategy for energy independence.

DEN aims to significantly boost the country's national energy reserve capacity from its current 18-to-21-day supply to a minimum of 30 days.

Satya noted that utilizing existing, unused tanks offers a pragma...