Gandabhaskara Saputra, Author at IESR

Emission Reduction Target in the Indonesia Updated NDC Failed to Reflect the Urgency of Climate Crisis

Press Release30 July 2021833Views 0Likes 1Comment

Jakarta, 30 July 2021 - Despite targeting carbon neutrality by 2060 or earlier in the Nationally Determined Contribution (Updated NDC) and Long-term Strategy on Low Carbon and Climate Resilience (LTS-LCCR 2050) documents submitted to the UNFCCC, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) views that the emission reduction target is still not in line with…

Renewables give Indonesia an edge in climate quest

Media Coverage14 June 2021150Views 0Likes 0Comments

Indonesia can tap its potential in renewable energy to fulfill the country's commitment to the Paris climate accord and reduce its dependence on coal-based power, according to analysts. Southeast Asia's biggest economy aims to slash emissions by 29 percent by 2030. State-owned utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara said in May that it will stop building coal-fired power…

Kompas | Boosting Renewable Energy, Government Will Stop Coal Power Plant Project

Media Coverage14 June 2021153Views 0Likes 0Comments

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Starting in 2025, the government will no longer allow the construction of coal power plants. This is stated in the draft General Plan for the Provision of Electric Power (RUPTL) 2021-2030. In the RUPTL it is stated that the coal power plants whose status is still planned after 2025 will be changed…

Kontan | The realization of the use of solar energy in Bali is still low from its potential

Media Coverage9 June 2021154Views 0Likes 0Comments

KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. The province of Bali has abundant Renewable Energy potential. If encouraged, then the development of Renewable Energy in Bali is expected to be able to achieve the national Renewable Energy mix target of 23% by 2025. Original article

Tempo | Electricity Discounts Stopped, IESR: Economy Recovers, Stimulus No Longer Valid

Media Coverage5 June 2021139Views 0Likes 0Comments

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Institute For Essential Services Reform (IESR) Executive Director Fabby Tumiwa assessed that stopping the electricity discount stimulus during the Covid-19 pandemic in July 2021 was the right step. This follows the recovery of economic conditions. Original article

Solar PV Can Be The Mainstay Of Renewables, But There Must Be Certainty Of Tariffs

Media Coverage3 June 2021135Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The unfinished of Presidential Regulation on renewable energy has lowered investor confidence. Independent Power Producers (IPP) are of the view that the Presidential Regulation on renewable energy can replace the renewables electricity price regulation which was previously regulated in the MEMR Ministerial Regulation.

Local Government Has a Great Potential to Develop Regional Bonds for Green Development

Event Coverage20 March 2021273Views 0Likes 0Comments

Apart from the APBN (National Income and Expenditure Budget) and APBD (Regional Income and Expenditure Budget), local governments can now innovate to finance its infrastructure spending, especially those related to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), by issuing regional bonds and/or regional sukuk as a source of sustainable finance. Istiana Maftuchah, Representative of the OJK (Financial Services…

Indonesia Needs Specific Strategy to Develop Hydrogen For Decarbonization

Blog19 March 2021275Views 0Likes 0Comments

Several countries and large companies today have committed to becoming carbon neutral (net-zero emission) by 2050. The declining cost of solar and wind, the two sectors predicted to become the backbone for decarbonization, opens the opportunity for the realization of this commitment. Moreover, the electrification of the transportation system and hydrogen development, also become important…

CASE Indonesia Encourages Synergy of Multi Stakeholders for Energy Transition in Indonesia

Event Coverage8 March 2021236Views 0Likes 0Comments

CASE (Clean, Affordable, and Secure Energy) project embraces many parties to encourage the energy transition in Indonesia by conducting online discussions within operational planning workshop for 3 days (February, 22-24 2021). Stakeholders from various government agencies, financial institutions, academia, and civil society organizations, shared their opinion and ideas about the activities they have undertaken to…

The Need for Supportive Policy for the Indonesian Electric Vehicle Development

Blog5 March 2021469Views 0Likes 0Comments

In 2019, the government issued Presidential Decree 55 of 2019 concerning the Acceleration of Battery-Based Electric Motor Vehicles (KBLBB). The Presidential Decree stated that the achievement targets for electric car production are 2200 and 2.1 million electric motorbikes by 2025. It is an ambitious target to achieve, considering that currently the electric vehicle ecosystem in…

Kumparan | Indonesia will decarbonized by 2050, by stopping Coal power plant operating within 10 years

Media Coverage2 March 2021143Views 0Likes 0Comments

Executive Director Of Institute For Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, explained if Indonesia wish to fully decarbonized, reaching zero green house gas by 2050 as stated in Paris Agreement, Indonesia need to stop all the coal power plant to operates in ten years. Read the full article in Kumparan

Otosia | Indonesia Have to Learn from China in Developing Electric Cars

Media Coverage25 February 2021163Views 0Likes 0Comments

OTOSIA.COM - Indonesia is arguably trying to be able to produce its own electric vehicles. This includes developing electric car batteries that can be produced domestically. According to the Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Service Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, the Indonesian government must learn from Norway, the United States and China to develop electric…