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Luhut: President Jokowi orders to promptly implement the energy transition

Press Release20 September 2021115Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 20 September 2021 - Indonesia needs to take several steps to accelerate the transition and development of renewable energy by 2050 by aligning regulations and policies and encouraging investment in renewable energy. Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said that basically, the Indonesian government always stays committed and tries its…

Deep Decarbonization of Indonesia’s Energy System in 2050 Needs Social Political Support

Press Release20 September 2021119Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 20 September 2021- Indonesia's commitment, incompatible with the Paris Agreement by not increasing the mitigation target in the updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and only targeting carbon neutrality by 2060 in the Long Term Strategy for Low Carbon and Climate Resilience (LTS-LCCR) document, is predicted to harm the environment and the Indonesian economy in…

Seizing and Keeping the Momentum of Solar Energy Rise

Blog, Event Coverage15 September 2021137Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 9 September, 2021-In the past year, there was a dynamic change in the energy sector. The approaching deadline of the Paris Agreement and the latest IPCC AR6 report stated that our time shortened to keep temperature rise. It has raised discourse about decarbonization and net-zero commitment from all around the globe. Rapid deployment of…

The Role of Media in Indonesia’s Energy Transition Journey

Blog, Event Coverage10 September 2021136Views 0Likes 0Comments

In the course of economic recovery after the Covid 19 pandemic, Indonesia is currently at a crossroads to choose the path of green economic recovery, or the path of economic recovery that produces high emissions. The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the Indonesian economy hard, as can be seen from the negative economic growth we are…

Comprehensive Planning Required for Utility-Scale Solar Energy Development

Blog, Event Coverage18 August 2021254Views 0Likes 0Comments

Given the potential for solar energy that reaches 20.000 GW, the utilization of solar energy on a utility scale is still very small in Indonesia. It is recorded that until 2020, the total installed capacity of solar energy is 186 MW. Especially for utility-scale solar power plants, the number of auctions that have taken place…

A Pile of Government Homework to Develop Indonesia’s Electric Vehicle Market

Blog5 August 2021166Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, August 5, 2021, The electric vehicle market in Indonesia is still not well managed, even though there is good progress from an industrial point of view. The development of the electric vehicle industry in Indonesia is specifically regulated in Presidential Regulation 55/2019 which provides a legal basis for the development of electric vehicles. The…

Massive Utilization of Rooftop Solar Will be Beneficial to the Government and PLN

Press Release28 July 2021156Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 28 July 2021- Revision of Ministerial Regulation Number 49 of 2018 concerning the Use of Rooftop Solar Power Generation Systems by Consumers of PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), which aligns with the expectations of rooftop solar users will help the government achieve the target of 23% renewable energy mix by 2025 and have major…

Women in Energy: Ensuring the Presence of Gender Equity and Equality in Energy Sector

Blog26 July 2021120Views 0Likes 0Comments

Energy is a basic need for everyone, including women. So it is appropriate to consider the allocation and supply of energy that meets the needs of each gender. Unfortunately, the energy sector is often treated as a gender bias sector because many jobs in the energy sector involve physical work as well as technical calculations.…

Electricity Sector Can Achieve Zero Emissions in 2045

Press Release15 July 2021143Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 15 July 2021- In the last two decades, renewable energy has developed very rapidly in terms of technology and economies of scale, therefore, many countries in the world are increasing the use of renewable energy. Between 2000 and 2020, the worldwide renewable power generation capacity increased 3.7 times, from 754 gigawatts (GW) to 2,799…

Achieving Net-Zero Emission in the Asia Pacific By Combining Renewables Deployment and Energy Efficiency

Blog9 July 2021129Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 7 July 2021 - Energy transformation is already underway in some countries. The available technologies are getting more affordable and easy to find. The Asia Pacific is accounted for more than 50% of global energy consumption. On the other hand, about 10% of its population still do not have access to basic electricity services.…

Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources promises better policies to shift to greener energy system

Blog6 July 2021174Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 1 July 2021. To achieve the target of 23 % of the renewable energy mix, now reaching 11,2%, the Indonesian government is currently reviewing the regulation related to renewable energy, especially solar PV, promising that it will be the progressive policy for solar development in Indonesia. Mustaba Ari Suryoko, Head of Sub-directorate for Supervision of…

Solar PV and Cooperatives Combined to Achieve Energy Democracy

Event Coverage27 June 2021126Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 24 June 2021, IESR survey shows that more people are interested in adopting rooftop solar power plants, especially if an attractive financing scheme is available. It will be a huge opportunity to expand the rooftop solar PV market answering the challenges of the climate crisis on a practical level done individually by transitioning to…