Geny Jati, Author at IESR

New Hope in Menamang Kanan

Event Coverage15 September 2023482Views 0Likes 0Comments

Samarinda, 7 September 2023 - Menamang Kanan Village is located in Muara Kaman District, Kutai Kartanegara Regency. It takes around 4 hours to travel from the city of Samarinda via road to reach this village. Until 2022, the people of Menamang Kanan rely on diesel generators from a company's CSR (Corporate Social Responsibilities) program to…

Assessing the Readiness of Coal Producing Regions for Socio-Economic Transformation

Event Coverage5 September 2023783Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 1 September 2023 - In 2022, Indonesia will be the third largest coal producing country in the world. This has had a number of good and bad impacts on Indonesia, especially coal producing areas, such as Paser Regency in East Kalimantan and Muara Enim Regency in South Sumatra. The coal industry sector directly contributes…

JETP’s Emission Cap Requires Reduction of Coal Capacity

Blog8 August 2023338Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 2 August 2023 - During the G20 Summit in November 2022, Indonesia received a Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) funding commitment from International Partners Group (IPG) countries in the amount of USD 20 billion. JETP is a cooperation mechanism for climate finance, and Indonesia is the second country to receive this funding commitment after…

Assessing Solar Market in ASEAN Member State

Event Coverage2 August 2023750Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 25 July 2023 - Southeast Asia has emerged as a focal point for both economic development, and energy growth. The increasing energy demand within the ASEAN region is to be expected to be met through the expansion of renewable energy. Notably, certain ASEAN countries have achieved noteworthy progress in renewable energy development, exemplified by…

Renewable Energy Becomes Attraction for Investors

Event Coverage28 July 2023417Views 0Likes 0Comments

Semarang, 4 July 2023 - Electricity is not only the essential need for households, but also drives economic activity to a large industrial scale. In addition to the need for a reliable electricity supply, large-scale industries are starting to pay attention to the source of the electricity supply. In fact, for export-oriented industries, the production…

IESR: Indonesia Needs Comprehensive Package Policy for Energy Transition

Blog30 June 2023449Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 27 June 2023 - The urgency to shift energy transition into a cleaner, more sustainable one has become increasingly crucial, as highlighted by the IPCC synthesis reports, which states that global temperature has already increased 1.1 degree Celsius. Energy, as the driver of economic growth, has been a key factor in economic activities since…

Initial Steps to Nurture Renewable Energy Ecosystem ASEAN

Event Coverage14 June 2023672Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 13 June 2023 - Southeast Asia is a region with the largest economic growth and energy demand. Economic growth followed by increase in energy demand in the region is projected to continue in the coming years. If the use of environmentally friendly energy sources is not anticipated, this economic growth and energy demand will…

Introducing Rooftop PV and Its Related Aspects to Students of SMK Negeri 7 Semarang

Event Coverage7 June 2023329Views 0Likes 0Comments

Semarang, 6 June 2023 - The Energy and Mineral Resources Office of Central Java Province is holding technical training on the construction and installation of rooftop solar PV in order to increase human capital in the electricity sector, new and renewable energy, energy conservation, especially for PV installations. The rooftop PV training was attended by…

Possible Intervention Options to Reduce Energy Sector Emissions

Event Coverage31 May 2023468Views 0Likes 1Comment

Jakarta, 30 May 2023 - Transforming the power sector into a low carbon energy system is an absolute necessity. One of them is to pursue emission reduction targets in order to maintain the increase in global average temperature to be at the level of 1.5 ℃. It is stated in the IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report…

Pushing the Role of Civil Society Organizations in ASEAN Transformation

Event Coverage22 May 2023666Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 16 Mei 2023 - Indonesia’s role in international diplomacy continued after successfully hosting the G20 meeting in November 2022. This year, Indonesia holds the ASEAN chairmanship. ASEAN itself is an important region as it accounts for the biggest economic growth. In terms of economic growth, ASEAN will have 4,3% of economic growth according to…

Understanding the Context of Just Transition in Coal Region

Blog15 May 2023552Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 10 May 2023 - the global effort to move away from fossil-based power resources will lead to a transition away from coal. This transition not only brings a drastic change to coal production, but also the livelihoods and economic activity in the coal producing regions. Srestha Banerjee, director of the Just Transition program iForest…

Defining Just and Ensuring JETP Commitment

Blog4 May 2023464Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 18 April 2023 - Addressing the climate change issue needs not only commitment but it requires a huge amount of resources. Financing has become one of the biggest challenges for countries like Indonesia which rely on coal plants and need to transform them into renewable-based power generation to cut emissions from the power sector.…