The investment target for the New Renewable Energy (NRE) sector in 2024 is considered difficult to achieve. The reason is that there are not many NRE projects have been realized until now.
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Fabby Tumiwa, Executive Director of Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR)
Jakarta, July 29, 2024 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), together with the Clean, Affordable and Secure Energy (CASE) for Southeast Asia Project, encourages young people to voice the urgency for Indonesia to take an active role in climate action and an equitable…
Jakarta, July 25, 2024—The shift from fossil energy to renewable energy, or energy transition, will affect people's lives in Indonesia. To mitigate the impact of the energy transition, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) emphasizes the importance of clear definitions and indicators of just energy transition appropriate to the Indonesian context. The clarity of…
The government will continue to encourage the use of biomass to reduce carbon emissions. The policy is contained in the Draft Government Regulation (RPP) which will revise Government Regulation (PP) 79/2014 on the National Energy Policy (KEN).
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Jakarta, 19 July 2024 - Amidst the dominance of coal as the primary energy source, encouraging renewable energy is becoming increasingly crucial for environmental sustainability and future energy security. According to a Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) report, coal still dominates Indonesia's energy mix. By 2023, the coal mix in national primary energy…
For several years, Thailand has been ahead of Indonesia in terms of export value and automotive or car manufacturing. But when we talking about electric vehicles (EVs), nature favors Indonesia. This is because the country has abundant reserves of nickel, one of the most important
one of the critical components for EV battery manufacturing.
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The implementation of co-firing or mixing biomass with coal in steam power plants is considered capable of increasing the contribution of energy renewables in the electrical energy mix. Apart from that, the use of wood processing waste as a biomass source also stimulates community economic activity. On the other hand, there are concerns that the increasing demand for biomass made from wood will…
Fabby Tumiwa, Executive Director IESR
Jakarta, July 16, 2024—Indonesia, through the Ministry of National Development Planning (Ministry of PPN/Bappenas), has included energy transition in the National Long-Term Development Plan (RPJPN) 2025-2045. The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) encourages Bappenas to integrate just transition in Indonesia's energy transition in each derivative regulation, including the National Medium-Term…
Jakarta, July 10, 2024 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) believes that regulating the power wheeling scheme in the New and Renewable Energy Bill (EBET Bill) will accelerate the development and adoption of renewable energy in Indonesia. This will ultimately contribute to achieving the renewable energy mix target and reaching net zero emissions…
Jakarta, July 9, 2024 - Indonesia and Norway have set ambitious targets for the green transition and transformation. Both countries are crucial in realizing the goal of net zero emissions under the Paris Agreement and keeping 1.5 degrees C within reach.
Norway is the world's third-largest oil and natural gas exporter, accounting for 2 percent…
The government needs to improve regulations that hinder the installation of rooftop solar power plants (solar PV) if it wants to boost investment in the New and Renewable Energy (NRE) sector. This is because NRE investment in the country fell last year, contrary to the increasing trend of investment in the global NRE sector.
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Renewable energy offers Southeast Asia sustainable, affordable, and reliable power, but achieving this requires bold, decisive action. Slowing down coal phase-out ambitions would undermine these efforts.
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