Press Release

IESR’s Response to 2025 Energy Performance Achievements: Stagnant Energy Transition, Threatened Energy Security
This statement is attributed to Fabby Tumiwa, Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR). In general,

Economic Benefits of Up to Rp544 Trillion per Year Vanish as EV Incentives End
Jakarta, December 19, 2025 – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto stated that electric car incentives will not be

IESR: Indonesia Needs to Strengthen Climate Action Post-COP30
Jakarta, 8 December 2025 – The 30th UN Climate Change Conference (Conference of Parties, COP30) in Belém, Brazil, officially concluded

Reducing the Dominance of Captive Coal-Fired Power Plants to Strengthen Long-Term Competitiveness
Jakarta, December 5, 2025 – The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) notes that the world is rapidly shifting toward

Retreat from Early CFPP Retirement Risks Stalling Indonesia’s Green Energy Transition
Jakarta, December 4, 2025 – Although Indonesia has issued the Ministerial Regulation of the Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) No.

Project InnerSpace Publishes Landmark Report on Indonesia’s Geothermal Potential
Study reveals that next-generation geothermal energy could meet up to 90% of Indonesia’s industrial heat demand and play a pivotal

Commencing the Retirement of Coal-Fired Power Plants through Flexible Operations and Renewable Energy Utilization
Jakarta, November 27, 2025 – Indonesia has imposed restrictions on the development of new coal-fired power plants as part of

Rising Emissions Overshadow Ambition for 8 Percent Economic Growth
Jakarta, November 20, 2025 – By the end of 2025, Indonesia’s energy transition remains largely rhetorical and continues to fall

Coal Regulation Rollback Risks Economic Growth
Jakarta, November 14, 2025 – The government is currently drafting amendments to Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 112 of 2022 on