Renewable energy's share in the national energy mix is currently recorded at just 11.2 percent, far below the target of 23 percent, executive director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, said during an online discussion here on Tuesday. According to Tumiwa, solar energy has the highest potential among other energy sources…

In order to support the plan to reduce the impact of climate change due to the increase in greenhouse gases (GHG) as stated in the Paris Agreement, the East Java Provincial Government has formed a regional regulation on the general regional energy plan (RUED). According to Fabby, energy conversion from fossil to renewable is very…

Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Fabby Tumiwa said Indonesia needs at least 14 gigawatts so that the 23 percent target can be achieved within four years. According to him, of all the technology available in Indonesia, only solar power plants can be developed quickly starting from a small scale by…

The energy transition will only become a discourse if the strategy and roadmap are not included in the National Mid-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) and Government Work Plan (RKP) in the coming year. According to Fabby, Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform, Indonesia needs to transform its green economy to be able to…

An energy researcher and a coal association chair have predicted that the country’s coal exports will start to decline in the 2030s, largely because the commodity’s biggest buyers, China and India, plan to undergo major transitions to cleaner energy. Fabby said during an online discussion on Aug.26 that the two countries recently announced transition plans…

According to Fabby Tumiwa, Executive Director of IESR, the decline in coal demand will have a major impact on Indonesia as one of the largest coal producers in the world. The world trend that is starting to focus on renewable energy will result in a decrease in the amount of demand for coal. Read more Katadata

The population of battery-based electric cars or battery electric vehicles (BEV) is still very small even though the government has pushed for the era of electric cars since the issuance of Presidential Regulation No. 55 of 2019. According to IESR, using an incentive scheme and taxation of electric vehicles can increase the number of electric…

The Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Fabby Tumiwa assessed that the high portion of New and Renewable Energy (EBT) plants in the 2021-2030 RUPTL indicate the seriousness of the government and State Electricity Company - PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) in pursuing a new and renewable energy mix of 23%…

The Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Service Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, stated that Indonesia needs to carry out a green economic transformation to be able to grow higher and get out of the middle-income trap. Read more Kontan

Jokowi's speech said the importance of transforming to new and renewable energy is still not in line with the APBN that has been made. According to Fabby, the Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services, the current state budget still focuses on overcoming the economic crisis and the impact of the Covid-19 crisis. However,…

Fabby Tumiwa, Chairman of AESI said that rooftop solar power plants are one of the real contributions of the community to achieve this target, which can be done quickly throughout Indonesia, without using the government budget. Rooftop PV can also be a strategic solution for the government to provide quality, sustainable energy access and not…

Fabby Tumiwa, Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) said that local renewable resources, specifically solar energy, are sufficient to meet domestic energy demand. The Best Policy Scenario (BPS) by IESR shows that the complete decarbonization of Indonesia's energy system by 2050 is technically and economically feasible. Read more Mongabay