Research Coordinator of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Pamela Simamora argues that the application of carbon capture technology in steam power plants is not the best option to reduce carbon emissions in the electricity sector. The reason is, until now the technology investment costs are still not economical.
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Research Coordinator of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Pamela Simamora said that in order to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050, the capacity of NRE in Indonesia must increase 14 times from the current condition which is only around 10 GW or around 140 GW.
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Previously, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) study in June 2021 also mentioned that the land expansion triggered by the biodiesel program might lead to environmental and social consequences. The risk will be smaller if there is a policy to reduce CPO exports for domestic purposes. However, the number of exports keeps increasing, but the production rate only goes up only about 0.34 percent per year.
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Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Fabby Tumiwa said the practice of buying and selling carbon credits in Indonesia had long been started even without a legal regulation. There are several schemes, one of which is bilateral cooperation with Japan through the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) scheme.
An Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) study last month also highlighted the potential for land expansion with a biodiesel program that would have environmental and social impacts.
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Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Executive Director Fabby Tumiwa said that the cost of this investment depends on many factors. Such as the selection of technology to be used, namely high voltage alternating current (HVAC) or direct current (HVDC) transmission lines. Then the distance to be connected, the amount of power transmitted, to environmental conditions.
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Closing down 50 GW of coal-fired power plants still isn’t sufficient to guarantee Indonesia’s smooth sailing toward its net-zero emissions target. “The target [of closing 50 GW coal-fired power plants] is not ambitious enough. From IESR’s recent study, this plan can be pushed through before 2030 and it is not needed to wait until 2055,” added the IESR director.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia /PV Magazine/ — Countries such as Japan, South Korea, and China, which have been the main supporters of Indonesian coal investment, have decided to limit their direct investment. “This could pose financial problems for PLN in the future”, said Fabby Tumiwa, managing director of the Essential Services Reform Agency (IESR). Closing 50 GW of coal-fired power plants is still not enough to ensure Indonesia’s progress towards the zero emission target.
Baca selengkapnya di PV Magazine dalam Bahasa Inggris (8 Juli 2021)
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