Indonesian state utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara is aiming to phase out coal-fired power as the country brings forward its carbon neutrality ambitions to 2060. Indonesia's aim to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 is "clearly possible" and could "even be accelerated to around 2050," said Fabby Tumiwa, executive director of the Institute of Essential Services Reform,…

JAKARTA, Indonesia , May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) new report "Deep decarbonization of Indonesia's  energy system: A pathway to zero emissions by 2050" shows that Indonesia's  energy sector is technologically and economically feasible to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050. Read more on Yahoo (27 May 2021)

Indonesia says it will stop building new coal-fired power plants after 2023 to meet its carbon-neutral goals — but the more than 100 plants to be built by then will still be churning out CO2 decades after that. Fabby Tumiwa, executive director of Indonesian private policy think tank the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR),…

Fabby Tumiwa, the executive director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), said PLN needed to stop developing or signing new contracts for coal plants starting 2025 to achieve the decarbonisation plan. He also said that PLN needed to develop 10 GW of renewable power plants, while the private sector, including households, would need to…