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VOA | Experts Push ASEAN to Accelerate Energy Transition

Experts say the recent extreme weather in Southeast Asia is a warning to prepare for the increasingly visible impacts of climate change.

Kompas | Indonesia’s Target for Reducing Emissions is Insufficient to Combat Global Warming

Indonesia’s emission reduction target is critically insufficient, aka very far from enough to reduce global warming. Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, said there needed to be a more significant gap between the current policies and emission levels compatible with the Paris Agreement.

Bisnis | Market Potential for RE Electricity Exports to Singapore Reaches 4 GW, Says IESR

The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) considers that the export market for electricity based on renewable energy (RE) to Singapore is attractive amid the country’s commitment to increasing the clean energy mix by 4 gigawatts (GW) until 2035.

Kumparan | The Investment Commitment Formed by G20 Summit Prioritized for Retiring Coal Power Plants

The investment cooperation for energy transition, Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), launched at the G20 Indonesia Summit, will not fund Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) technology projects.

CNN | EBT Targets Still Far from the Fire

Unlike most other countries, the energy structure in Indonesia is very government-centered; in this case, it is controlled by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources with execution by PLN.

Kompas | Coal Power Plant Early Retirement Road Map Prepared

The government is preparing a roadmap for the early termination of a coal-fired power plant or PLTU operation. The draft document contains, among other things, a list of PLTUs with a total capacity of 4.8 gigawatts which will accelerate their active life in 2030.

Kata Data | IESR Encourages Government to Pursue Minimum US$2 Billion JETP Funds

The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) encourages the government to increase the portion of the Just Energy Transition Partnership or JETP energy transition funding grant to a minimum of 10% or approximately US$ 2 billion of the total JETP funding commitment of US$ 20 billion.

Kata Data | Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Still Piled Up in Java and Bali

The government is intensifying campaigns for the use of electric vehicles to reduce emissions from the transportation sector. However, the supporting infrastructure, such as public electric vehicle charging stations (SPKLU), has yet to be spread evenly in Indonesia.

Kumparan | Electric Vehicle Incentives Get a Lot of Criticism, Need to Continue Next Year?

Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, said that despite much criticism, the electric vehicle incentive policy still needs to be continued in 2024, even though the leadership regime has changed.