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.

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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, according to Esti, a member of Commission VII DPR, the government has prepared seven national priorities for 2022, one of which is energy transformation.

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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 burden the state budget. The government, he said, could replace electricity subsidies for households or other subsidy recipient groups with rooftop PV so that they can use enough electricity for productive activities and even don’t have to pay for electricity.

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.

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Deputy Director General of the German Ministry of Economy and Energy Ulrich Benterbusch stated that Germany is targeting to no longer use coal power plants by 2030 as an effort to reduce carbon emissions. He said the G7 countries had committed up to 2030 to decarbonisation.

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The Director of Electricity, Telecommunications, and Information at the Ministry of National Development Planning said that the optimal zero-emission scenario option would be achieved in 2060. Meanwhile, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) assessed that the Indonesian sector was able to achieve zero carbon emissions in 2050.

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The development of solar power plants or PLTS is considered the most economical compared to new and renewable energy sources currently available in the country. Fabby Tumiwa, Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), said that the rapid development of PV mini-grid technology has made the price more economical.

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The Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Fabby Tumiwa said, the one-price fuel oil (BBM) program throughout Indonesia allows people to get fuel at affordable prices, good quality, and guaranteed availability.

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Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Fabby Tumiwa welcomed PLN’s proposal to boost NRE power plants in this RUPTL. According to him, RUPTL must adjust to the government’s plan to achieve decarbonization before 2060.

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