Jakarta, July 10 -- President Prabowo Subianto said the construction of five dams and Indonesia's implementation of B50 biofuel demonstrate the government's commitment to managing the nation's resources to achieve a more prosperous Indonesia.

In his remarks at the inauguration of the Meninting Dam in West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, on Friday, President Prabowo linked the infrastructure projects to the government's efforts in strengthening national energy self-sufficiency.

A day earlier, the Head of State launched the B50 biodiesel implementation, making Indonesia the first country in the world that capable of producing diesel fuel blended with 50-percent palm oil-based biodiesel.

"The five dams we inaugurated today represent a state i...