Strategic planning of renewable energy utilization in Manokwari to support West Papua as a conservation province Available to Purchase

Based on the Government Regulation number 79/2014 on the National Energy Policy about the realization of the use of renewable energy in the national energy mix is targeted to reach at least 23% by 2025. To fulfill the government’s target, a good renewable energy strategy plan from each region is required. In this research, the forecasting of electrical needs and strategic planning in Manokwari focusing on energy sources derived from solar or sunlight and hydro. This research used time series analysis and linear regression to forecast electricity needs is around 405 Giga Watt (GW) until 2025 with an average increase of electricity load per year from 2018 is 0.07%, therefore the target of renewable energy in 2025 in.Manokwari is 93 GW. Strategic planning is made through SWOT analysis on the utilization of Solar Power Plant and Micro-hydro Power Plant by weighted to get score using AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) method. The scoring results (6.94; 7.18) where SWOT quadrant charts enter the strength-opportunity strategy (SO) quadrant, prioritizing the studies on renewable energy based on potential energy sources in the region and monitoring budget usage for renewable energy utilization which is contained in the RPJMD and APBD in Manokwari Regency.