Geny Jati, Author at IESR

Exploring the Potential of Indonesia-China Energy Sector Cooperation

Event Coverage22 October 2024810Views 0Likes 1Comment

Jakarta, October 21, 2024 - Indonesia is still experiencing a number of challenges in carrying out the energy transition. Investment and technology transfer are two key things that have not been resolved in Indonesia's energy transition process. It is recorded that Indonesia has never exceeded the renewable energy investment target during 2018 - 2023. To…

Awaiting Homework for the Elected Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources

Blog18 October 2024345Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, October 17, 2024 - Ahead of the announcement and inauguration of the new cabinet for 2024-2029, a number of names are predicted to fill various strategic positions in the cabinet. The appointment of this personnel is crucial because it will determine various national strategic agendas for at least the next five years. The development…

Mapping Growth Opportunities for Solar Energy and Energy Storage in Indonesia

Event Coverage16 October 20241KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, October 15, 2024 - Throughout 2023, global renewable energy capacity will increase by 473 GW, with 74 percent or 346 GW coming from solar energy. This achievement shows that solar energy can be a key strategy for reducing emissions in the electricity sector. "In COP 28 in 2023, a global initiative emerged to triple…

The Power of Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration in Accelerating Indonesia’s Energy Transition: Focus on Cities

Blog14 October 2024159Views 0Likes 0Comments

Cities are among the major emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG) in Indonesia. The emission comes from human activities which consume energy and produce waste. The two sectors that produce high emissions are transportation and the built environment (building construction and operations). Here are some numbers to illustrate how big the emissions from those sectors can…

The Energy Transition for the People

Blog9 October 2024473Views 0Likes 0Comments

In 2021, energy transition in Indonesia has gained traction, with the pledge to reach net zero emission by 2060 or sooner signalling the starting point. The target is set 10 years earlier than previously set 2070 target in the first release of Long Term Strategy for Low Carbon and Climate Resilience (LTS-LCCR),…

Energy Transition as an Option that Provides Long-term Economic Benefits

Blog30 September 2024437Views 0Likes 0Comments

Indonesia, as a developing country with the fourth-largest population in the world, continues to strive to maintain its economic growth at 6-7% in order to become a developed nation . To achieve the goal of Indonesia Emas 2045, the eighth elected president, Prabowo Subianto, has even promised to boost economic growth up…

Expanding Access to Renewable Energy with Power Wheeling

Event Coverage27 September 2024459Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, September 25, 2024 - The demand for renewable energy electricity, especially from the industrial sector in Indonesia, is projected to increase. Large industries, especially those included in RE100, have targets for large-scale renewable energy use that require breakthroughs to meet these needs. Deon Arinaldo, Energy System Transformation Program Manager, Institute for Essential Services Reform…

Assessing the Potential of Indonesia-China Cooperation

Media Coverage27 September 2024369Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 24 September 2024 - Indonesia is in a situation of pursuing various energy transition targets, both those that have been planned and as a need to meet the Paris Agreement targets. Cross-country collaboration is a strategic solution to pursue both investment targets and emission reductions. The speed of increasing investment and increasing renewable energy…

Measuring Indonesia’s Financial Policy Support for Energy Transition

Blog27 September 2024396Views 0Likes 0Comments

New York, September 24, 2024 - The energy transition has become a crucial global agenda as an effort to mitigate climate change and prevent the world from greater climate change impacts if the 1.5-degree temperature increase limit (Paris Agreement) is exceeded. Indonesia as a signatory to the Paris Agreement has set this commitment through Law…

ASEAN Readiness to Welcome the Energy Transition Era

Event Coverage20 September 2024408Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, September 18, 2024 - ASEAN is a forum for inter-governmental cooperation that carries various priority issues. In Laos' chairmanship in 2024, the issue of energy transition is still one of the priority issues that ASEAN has raised again. Decarbonization of the energy sector, as a low-hanging fruit sector, has the potential to provide a…

Ensuring the Readiness of Indonesian Human Resources in the Energy Transition Era

Event Coverage3 September 2024380Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, August 27, 2024 - In addition to the massive transformation of the energy system, the energy transition will bring changes to the economic system including employment. Employment is a crucial and sensitive issue for the government because this sector will have implications for economic growth. To face the energy transition era, systematic planning and…

Democratizing Energy: Breaking the perpetual reliance on fossil giants

Blog30 August 2024174Views 0Likes 0Comments

It was raining hard in the Cisarua river bank, deep in the Sukabumi Regency, Banten, as we stopped to shelter ourselves in the Ciganas microhydro plant’s slightly wrecked powerhouse. This mere 80 kW-sized power plant is adequate to provide electricity to around 100 houses in the Cipta Rasa Traditional Village ( desa adat ). Since…