The government is even expecting the growth will continue at the rate of 6-7 % in the coming years, the growth of the energy need is usually trailing at 2-3 % above the national economic growth rate. Meanwhile the national energy policy have been focusing more on building the power generation capacity to meet the electricity demand, and importing petroleum fuels to meet the needs of the transportation sector. Such policy is deemed to be unsustainable. Therefore, we believe that the national energy strategy needs to be changed by paying more attention to the demand side of the energy economic, in order to better meet the ever increasing energy needs for sustainable development. In other words, it is time for Indonesia to develop clear and effective strategy on energy efficiency and conservation to help achieve the goal of having national energy security and resilience in the years to come.