The Jakarta-based Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) says 2025 will be a pivotal year for Indonesia’s energy transition, as the nation has fallen behind targets in recent years. Read more on PV Magazine.
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President Prabowo is targeting the operation of coal-fired power plants or PLTUs to be completely stopped by 2040. The Institute for Essential Services Reform or IESR revealed ways to achieve this target. Read more on Kata Data.
Bahlil's statement encouraging the use of coal is contrary to the commitment to phase out PLTUs in 2040. Read more on Tirto .
President Prabowo Subianto's government will form a downstream task force. The task force's task is to improve the governance of downstreaming in Indonesia so that it is more integrated and does not clash between ministries and other institutions. Read more on Kontan.
The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) assessed that the 2021-2030 Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL) which is claimed to be a green RUPTL is not running smoothly according to the set targets. Most of the new renewable energy projects in the RUPTL are not yet operational, and have not even been auctioned. Read more…
In the Indonesia Energy Transition Outlook (IETO) 2025, the think-tank Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) highlighted that the energy transition in Indonesia has not yet yielded results, even though the government has promised to reduce emissions and increase the use of renewable energy. Read more on Republika.
Indonesia's renewable energy transition is said to still be far from expectations, along with the high fossil fuel energy mix. Read more on Bisnis Indonesia.
Analysts say the agreement lacks the ambition needed for an equitable energy transition in Indonesia and have expressed concern over high costs and complex negotiations stalling progress. Read more on Jakarta Post.
COP29 or the 29th annual Conference of the Parties (COP) held in Baku, Azerbaijan, has ended. The event, which can also be called the UN Climate Change Summit, was attended by almost 200 countries and more than 70,000 participants. Read more on Fortune.
Efforts to overcome air pollution are not tied to the season and must be resolved at the root of the problem. Read more on Kompas.
The failure of COP29 in reaching a climate finance agreement requires Indonesia to respond with stronger climate and energy transition policies. Read more on Bisnis Indonesia.
The IESR estimates the government would need around US$1.2 trillion worth of investment in order for the country to meet all of its electricity needs from clean energy and billions more in order to retire its coal plants early. Read more on Jakarta Post.